John Starke

A Spacious Life

Christian Living

“Our world tells us to repent of weaknesses and die to limitations because limitations assume a kind of weakness we'd rather not admit. We often assume you can make a lot of money, spend a hundred hours a week at work (because you are needed and important), exercise five days a week, eat extravagant food at extravagant restaurants, look great, have a great sex life and marriage and cute kids, travel extensively, own a great home or apartment—all of it, of course, posted on Instagram. Ashley Hales teaches us that following Jesus is a life of embracing limitations and boasting in weakness. This isn't a disappointing life, it's a better life.”

Our Good Crisis

Christian Living

“We are in an age where the performance of the self is more important than the reality of the self, creating what Dodson calls a crisis of the good. Jesus' words, then, in Matthew 5 can feel alien to us—otherworldly. They demand that the inner self be the chief concern, rather than how the world sees us. Near the end of his book Jonathan Dodson writes, 'Each Beatitude inspires and challenges us at once.' That's true and it's also true of Dodson's book. Each chapter is both compelling and exposing.”

Setting Our Affections upon Glory

Christian Living

“A faithful source of biblical clear-headedness and a model for preaching that shapes our palette for the deep things of God and his gospel.”

Worthy

Christian Living

“For years, Sinclair Ferguson has helped me toward having an experiential grasp of my union with Christ. His sermons and books have been friends along the way, leading toward spiritual maturity and a life with God. Because Worthy is a short book, I assumed it would be a summary of ideas I’ve read or heard from Ferguson elsewhere. Instead, each chapter felt full of fresh insights and pastoral wisdom. As I was finishing this book, I kept telling others how excited I am for my congregants and even my teenage children to read it.”