tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post114133382519084545..comments2024-03-07T06:52:34.516+00:00Comments on Exiled Preacher: Brothers, We Are Not ProfessionalsGuy Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-1141573147544167642006-03-05T15:39:00.000+00:002006-03-05T15:39:00.000+00:00Hi revdrron,Piper's genius is to show that Jonatha...Hi revdrron,<BR/><BR/>Piper's genius is to show that Jonathan Edward's vision is vitally important for the churches today. I don't see that as a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Piper urges us return to the old paths of Bible-based, God exalting, joyful godliness. What could be more relevant to today's church scene?<BR/><BR/>Guy DaviesGuy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-1141518307357935172006-03-05T00:25:00.000+00:002006-03-05T00:25:00.000+00:00Greetings exilic brother,Bro Piper is my neighbor....Greetings exilic brother,<BR/><BR/>Bro Piper is my neighbor. We’re both reformed Baptists and both minister in the same city. He reminds me of a throw back to a by gone age of the Puritan mind. I’m not sure it ever existed but you can’t deny its call to biblical conservatism. His concept of Christian Hedonism is something I’m familiar with but I’m often disoriented, even embarrassed, at the point of application. As I read his works, I often anticipate an epiphanic vision of Jonathan Edwards himself!<BR/><BR/>A refreshingly nostalgic read, however!<BR/><BR/>Gotta serve somebody, ronrevdrronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003474866079969825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-1141376096326070442006-03-03T08:54:00.000+00:002006-03-03T08:54:00.000+00:00Hi Stephen, With your piccy showing you against th...Hi Stephen, <BR/>With your piccy showing you against the background of an abundance of water, I hadn't put you down for a baby sprinkler.Guy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-1141373858886768182006-03-03T08:17:00.000+00:002006-03-03T08:17:00.000+00:00I agree, Guy. It is an excellent book, apart from ...I agree, Guy. It is an excellent book, apart from his beliefs about baptism(!)...Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07396284899730478332noreply@blogger.com