Church Blogmatics by Beth Felker Jones

Church Blogmatics by Beth Felker Jones

In praise of seashells and coffee too

John Piper, more gnosticism, and works righteousness

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Beth Felker Jones
Oct 05, 2023
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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…

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