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Welcome to my blog. I am convinced that many people live with a big gap in their
understanding of what God has done for them. They understand that Jesus
died so that their sins can be forgiven and they understand that he
died so that they would have a future with him in eternity. But they
simply don't understand what Jesus has provided for them so that they
can face the harsh realities of life in this broken world with hope and
courage. I believe it is not enough to believe in life after death; I
believe in real hope of life before death. I believe in real hope of
personal growth and change. I believe in real hope of community and
institutional change. Why? Because I believe in the transforming power
of Jesus Christ. His grace is able to make broken things new again.
This is the mission of Paul Tripp Ministries - to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ
to everyday life.
Paul David Tripp
Ministry Announcements - April 2012
I am excited to announce that over the next couple of months, Paul Tripp Ministries will be taking big steps to improve the way we communicate with you and place Gospel-centered content in your lap. We want to take seriously our vision to connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to your everyday life, and in this age of technology, we want to maximize that potential. Continue reading...
Parenting: It's Never an Interruption
Parenting is all about living by the principle of prepared spontaneity. You don't really know what's going to happen next. You don't really know when you'll have enforce a command, intervene in an argument, confront a wrong, holdout for a better way, remind someone of a truth, call for forgiveness, lead someone to confession, point to Jesus, restore peace, hold someone accountable, explain a wisdom principle, give a hug of love, laugh in the face of adversity, help someone complete a task, mediate an argument, stop with someone and pray, assist someone to see their heart, or talk once again about what it means to live together in a community of love.
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Realistic Expectations
It's
a problem as people face marriage. It's a problem as people think about
the workplace. It's a problem as couples anticipate the birth of their
first child. It's a problem as we think about our friendships. It's a
problem as people think about their life in the church. What is the
problem that I'm talking about? It's the problem of unrealistic
expectations. Why do we have unrealistic expectations for all of these
inescapable dimensions of human life? We have them because we don't take
seriously what the Bible has to say about the condition of the world in
which we live. Here it is; sin has cast this world into trouble. Continue reading...
Psalm 27: From Your Lips to the Messiah's Ears
My son, Darnay, and I were fortunate enough to get tickets for an NBA playoff game. The local home team, the Philadelphia 76ers, was playing their rival, the Boston Celtics. I had never before and never after experienced the noise of that night. As we entered the arena, the air was already alive with anticipation. People were high-fiving one another before the game started, just because they were excited to be in the building! Continue reading...
Blind to Our Blindness
Do you really know yourself as well as you think you do? I would ask you to consider the critical, progressive warning of Hebrews 3:12-13, paraphrased as, "See to it that none of you has a evil---unbelieving---falling away---hardened heart." It is a picture of what sin does if undetected, unexposed, and unforsaken. The process of heart hardening begins long before that hardness becomes obvious. Continue reading...