Relaxing into that Quality of Trust

This is an often quoted paragraph from Richard Lovelace’s Dynamics of Spiritual Life, which I am finally getting around to read, but its worth continually returning to and reflecting on: Only a fraction of the present body of professing Christians are solidly appropriating the justifying work of Christ in their lives. Many have so light [...]

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William Cowper’s Letters

When I was in Nashville for Dan’s funeral I stumbled across an old copy of William’s Cowper’s letters, which I’ve been reading a bit since. Cowper lived a very complex and tragic life. He went insane four times, attempted suicide on several occasions, and was debilitated by depression for long periods of time, including his [...]

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