The Empire of the Holy Spirit: Reflections on biblical and historical patterns of life in the SpiritIn an interview that he gave in 2011, historian Mark Noll related how an African scholar had once told him that Western historians needed to get the Holy Spirit back into their writing of history. Western historians have been so focused on a multitude of ways of explaining the pastvia political systems, strong personalities, military conflicts, economic forcesthat they have had no space for understanding the work of the Holy Spirit in history. This

• Help you experience God's goodness and grace

Don’t leave your children to be confused or ashamed of who they are—help them to rejoice in who God designed them to be

Decker has provided God’s people with a helpful analysis of Romans 13:1–7

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and your hope in the living Intercessor at the right hand of God

who bore the cross in shame and disgrace to purchase salvation for sinners

only to be disappointed by their own deficiency and inconsistency time and time again

Have you heard of Spurgeon

“We miss so many opportunities when public prayers in our churches are ill-prepared

He is a contributing editor at First Things

Whether you are struggling with singleness

and mission