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John Owen

A collection of 9 posts

suffering

Never let a "good" affliction go to waste!

March 29, 2019

In 2006, John Piper wrote a helpful piece entitled "Don't Waste Your Cancer". The same spiritual truths undergirding his point ought to be applied to every affliction believers face. If we fail to pursue and receive spiritual good in our trials, we waste our affliction.

Keith Evans Keith Evans
God's Love

Our Heart Telescope

December 19, 2016

In 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched, making it unique among attempts to peer into the universe. As Hubble orbits the Earth, it does so above the atmosphere, which distorts and even

Barry York Barry York
Counseling

The Relationship of Preaching to Pastoral Counseling

November 21, 2016

In Colossians 1:28, the Apostle Paul states, “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.” The goal

Barry York Barry York
John Owen

Mortification and Vivification

September 26, 2016

As we have considered mortifying sin, or putting it to death, as taught by John Owen, we first looked at how the law awakens sin so we can address it in Christ [https:

Barry York Barry York
J.I. Packer

Clarification on Mortification

September 19, 2016

Last week I treated a short section of John Owen's work _The Mortification of Sin. _Without seeking to go through the entire work, I wanted to follow it up with another post or

Barry York Barry York
John Owen

Awakening Sin to Kill It

September 12, 2016

In his work _The Mortification of Sin, _John Owen gives page after page of help in how to "kill sin before it kills you." In one section, he speaks of "awakening sin to

Barry York Barry York
John Owen

Help from John Owen on Not Entering into Temptation

May 05, 2016

In the Garden of Gethsemane, as Jesus was praying about his upcoming crucifixion, he told his disciples in Mark 14:38, “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”  We could

Barry York Barry York
John Owen

Mole Patrol

November 23, 2015

In cleaning out the tool shed upon moving into our home two years ago, I almost tossed out the funny looking, conical-shaped container of half-used mole poison left behind by the previous owner.

Barry York Barry York
Bittersweet

Bittersweet Battle

November 03, 2014

In the woods behind our home here in western Pennsylvania, we have found another menace in the forest besides the deer ticks [https://gentlereformation.com/2014/08/04/a-very-little-thing/]. Actually, it is a

Barry York Barry York
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