Worship, The Feast of Christian Hedonism
On Chapter 3 of John Piper's Desiring God I once heard Pastor John Piper say in his lecture “ Pastor as Scholar ”, that he is a slow reader. He may read slowly but his writing pace is about a book a week. Yet his writing forces us to do as he does, read slowly. There is a lot to think about in every line, so many poignant paragraphs. In a book like this I bleed a lot of ink; and as I read, it sounds like someone is punching me in the ribs as I often utter guttural, “mmm”’s. Every “mmm” is a pause for the brain, a challenge to the soul, a moment of introspection. This chapter is full of underline worthy material. Rather than cite it all I encourage you to get your own pen, your own book, and mark it up. This chapter is a great thought and deals with a pertinent issue to the argument for Christian Hedonism. What should I do with all that I feel? I feel lots of things. I can scratch them but they are destined to return. I can indulge them, but doing so in sinf