In praise of seashells and coffee too

John Piper, more gnosticism, and works righteousness

Gentle reader,

Last Saturday, John Piper took to the app formerly known as Twitter to help everyone get ready for church by cancelling coffee.

While I don’t love a cup of coffee in the sanctuary, I hardly think this is the meaning of the text from Hebrews. This got me thinking about Piper’s noted “seashells” sermon.

It begins with two stories. First, a sto…