Puritanism

• Desiring God2026-10-11✓ Read

  Grumbling and the Goodness of God

  “Don’t grumble; don’t complain. Don’t grumble; don’t complain. Don’t grumble! Don’t complain!” By the time I reach the fourth iteration of my little chant, what started as a scowling whisper has turned into a howling proclamation, as I jump up and down and pump my fists through the air. One of my kids is laughing and chanting with me. The other child has eyebrows furrowed in frustration. He has now shifted from grumbling about his dinner to protesting dad’s dancing.

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• Reformed Books Online2026-10-11✓ Read

  Mather’s Whole Bible Commentary

  Great news again! All the published (and pricey) volumes of the whole Bible commentary of the puritan Cotton Mather (i.e. most of them) have been put under a Creative-Commons License by the publisher and are now free online. This was the first Bible commentary printed on American soil: Mather, Cotton

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• The Puritan Board2026-10-10✓ Read

  AI surveillance in churches?

  How much privacy should you expect at church? Imagine a world where high-control pastors monitor movements of every staff member, church member or visitor using artificial intelligence. bap

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• Desiring God2026-10-10✓ Read

  Anchor Your Soul in His Majesty

  Christ is priest, king, warrior, and the fulfillment of hope-filled prophecy. Psalm 110 reveals four unique majesties of Jesus for the comfort of the church. Watch Now

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• Desiring God2026-10-10✓ Read

  FeedPress – RSS Analytics and Podcast Hosting, Done Right

  Can anyone search the depths of God? The Holy Spirit can — because he himself is God, and he delights in knowing the depth of infinite glory. Watch Now

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• Desiring God2026-10-10Audio✓ Read

  Anchor Your Soul in His Majesty

  Christ is priest, king, warrior, and the fulfillment of hope-filled prophecy. Psalm 110 reveals four unique majesties of Jesus for the comfort of the church. Watch Now

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• Desiring God2026-10-10✓ Read

  Jesus Frees You from the Comparison Trap

  I should’ve seen it coming. I opened my computer to pull up the dinner recipe I was following, oblivious to the danger ahead. As I scrolled down to find the instructions, my eyes took in photos of a beautiful kitchen, a beautiful cook, and beautiful cuisine. With quick steps, my mind traveled a familiar trail: Her home is more beautiful than mine. She’s younger than me, prettier than me, and cooks better than me. She is better than me.

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• The Puritan Board2026-10-09✓ Read

  Best Printed Greek Old Testament

  Good morning, I’m currently taking Greek, and I’ve enjoyed learning the language so far. Thinking to the future, I’d like to add a Greek OT to my future book list, but I need some guidance on which one is most recommended. I’ve not seen much more than the Rahlfs-Hanhart Septuaginta online as

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• The Collected Works of Stanford E. Murrell2026-10-09✓ Read

  The Great Shema, “Hear, Israel!”

  The Jewish confession of faith begins, “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, is one Lord” (Deut. 6:4). The complete Shema is founded in passages in the Old Testament. Numbers 15:37–41: Stresses the unity of God, loving, and obeying Him. Deuteronomy 6:4–9: Stresses the blessing or punishment related to obedience. Deuteronomy 11:13–31: Stresses the proper

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• Chalcedon Foundation2026-10-09✓ Read

  Why Socialism Needs an Enemy

  Socialism must continually locate the problem somewhere outside man’s sinful heart. As a result, every failure requires a new explanation, another crisis, and eventually another enemy.

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• The Puritan Board2026-10-09✓ Read

  Looking for resources to deal with Dan Mcllellan

  Hello saints, I have a friend in work who is interested in the Bible, but unfortunately is a watcher of Dan Mcllellan. When I was a Roman Catholic, theories of Dan Mcllellan, Bart Erhman and others were taking as fact, we had a priest-lecturer in seminary who believed Jesus was not portrayed

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• Desiring God2026-10-09✓ Read

  Life on the Seas of Death

  Secular man may learn how to survive, but he does not know how to live. Because he knows not why he lives. In his sin, he gropes in the dark for meaning. He knows he can wreck any day now. He knows he will eventually hit the bottom. A forced sailor, he is born into this wild and raging sea of life he does not understand. He shudders to sink. He strives to stay aloft as long as possible. Yet he is moving, dragged toward somewhere — but where?

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• TThe Magazine Podcast2026-10-09Audio✓ Read

  Christian, a Better Day is Coming

  This week’s Friday Extra is a reading, by William Boekestein, of the entry for Psalm 13 in the new Banner title he has co-authored with Rob Ventura, God is Our Refuge and Strength: 150 Devotionals Through the Psalms. The book releases in North America on 13 October, and will be available in the UK and World store from early December.

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• The Puritan Board2026-10-09✓ Read

  Christian Music

  Hey Everyone, I’m always looking for new Christian songs. The problem is as both a musician and someone with a love of theology I feel like it is hard to find a song with both good lyrics and good music. Thought I’d throw this out on the board curious if you had any suggestions on some songs or bands to check out.

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• The Puritan Board2026-10-08✓ Read

  Who in the Seminary EDU space should I contact about ReformedWiki.org?

  Back in August 2023, I began an effort to build a Wikipedia-like site (uses the same software MediaWiki) to build a community-edited wiki but for Reformed Christianity known as ReformedWiki.org There is a lot of possibilities for what can be done with this, and I have begun getting a lot more

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• The Puritan Board2026-10-08✓ Read

  πνευματικαῖς in Eph. 5:19, Col. 3:16

  EPers only, please. Why is the Greek word πνευματικαῖς (spiritual) added to the words "psalms, hymns, and songs", which appear often in the superscriptions of the psalter (all of them appearing together in the superscriptions to 2 psalms)? What is Paul adding to the argument by supplying this adjective? I have heard a non-EP explanation and I would now like to know what those who practice Exclusive Psalmody say. Thanks in advance!

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• Desiring God2026-10-08✓ Read

  The Marriage Miracle That Takes Time

  Loving our spouses for better or worse includes loving them through their spiritual apathy. Pastor John gives ten encouragements for the weary. Listen Now

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• The Puritan Board2026-10-08✓ Read

  Was Jesus Leaving or Entering Jericho When He Healed Bartimaeus?

  The relevant passages in the synoptic Gospels are Mt. 20:29, Mk. 10:46, and Lk. 18:35. I stand unsatisfied with the following reconciliations: Calvin: Bartimaeus indeed cried out when Jesus drew near Jericho, but he wasn’t heard because of the crowd. To keep the account clear, Luke bypassed

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• The Puritan Board2026-10-08✓ Read

  The book of Joel?

  When was it written, in your opinion? A) Pre-Exilic or B) Post-Exilic I have my thoughts on why I lean one way over the other, but desire the knowledge of others. So please, jump in and let's discuss this. TIA

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• The Collected Works of Stanford E. Murrell2026-10-07✓ Read

  Abiding in Jesus

  (Illustration by Chuck Easterling) “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me” (John 15:4). Since the life of permanent and perfect abiding in Jesus ordinarily comes by degrees, or step by step, what

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