Podcast appearances and mentions of Raymond C Ortlund

PASTOR WILLIAM'S BOOKS: https://www.amazon.com/stores/William... Disagree, agree, or have a question: Contact us through the contact page on our website; http://www.biblebulldog.com Beyond a single word: While "propitiation" holds significance, how does it relate to other aspects of salvation like redemption, justification, and reconciliation? How does understanding these concepts together provide a broader picture of Jesus' work? Beyond consequences: Unpacking God's anger: Romans 3:23 mentions God's wrath, while Ortlund says God's anger "shows how serious His love is." How can we understand these seemingly contradictory statements? Explore the biblical concept of God's anger and how it relates to his love and justice. Beyond Wrath: Understanding God's Anger: Raymond Ortlund, Jr. says, "God's anger shows how serious His love is." How does this statement challenge our traditional understanding of God's anger? How can we reconcile the concept of a loving God with His righteous judgment? Divine love and anger: Raymond Ortlund Jr. connects God's love and anger. How can we reconcile these seemingly contradictory attributes? How does understanding God's perfect justice and holiness help us grasp the seriousness of sin and the necessity of propitiation? 2. More than appeasement: Unveiling the depths of propitiation: The word "propitiation" goes beyond calming anger. What does it truly mean in the context of Jesus' sacrifice? How does it differ from simply appeasing or satisfying a demand? From offense to reconciliation: Romans 3:23 speaks of our "falling short" of God's glory. How does propitiation address this problem of sin and pave the way for reconciliation between God and humanity? 3. Offense and atonement: How much did we offend God? Romans 3:23 states "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." How does understanding the gravity of our offense deepen our appreciation for the magnitude of Christ's sacrifice? 3. Bloodshed and Sacrifice: The concept of propitiation often involves the shedding of blood. How do Old Testament sacrifices foreshadow Christ's sacrifice on the cross? What makes Jesus' sacrifice unique and ultimately sufficient? The cost of propitiation: Ortlund states that God doesn't demand our blood, but offers his own. How does contemplating the sacrifice of Jesus, God's Son, deepen our understanding of the gravity of sin and the magnitude of God's love? 4. From demand to gift: Deconstructing the blood offering: Ortlund states, "The God you have offended doesn't demand your blood; He gives His own." How does this statement challenge traditional views of sacrifice and atonement? How does it reveal the heart of God towards humanity? Propitiation and personal application: How does the concept of propitiation impact our personal lives? How does it inform our relationship with God, our sense of forgiveness, and our responsibility to share this message with others? 5. Justice and grace: Can both coexist? Some struggle with the idea of a God who demands justice yet offers grace in Jesus. How does the concept of propitiation reconcile these seemingly opposing realities? 5. More Than Appeasement: Ortlund states, "The God you have offended doesn't demand your blood; He gives His own in Christ Jesus." How does this move the concept of propitiation beyond mere appeasement of God's anger? What does it reveal about the nature of God's love and sacrifice for humanity? propitiation impact our relationship with God? How does it affect our views of sin, forgiveness, and our own responsibility? What are the practical implications for our lives? Sharing the Message: How can we effectively share the message of propitiation with others in a way that is both truthful and compassionate? How can we address potential misunderstandings or objections? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biblebulldog0/message

Maybe you don't think of yourself as lazy, but you might be surprised by the far-reaching warning that scripture gives about laziness, as well as the likely result. Today's Big Question:  What can you learn from an ant? Today's Scripture:  Proverbs 6:6-11 Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise. Without leader, administrator, or ruler, it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest. How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit. Other verses referenced in this episode: The son who gathers during summer is prudent; the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful. (Proverbs 10:5) Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry. (Proverbs 19:15) The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense. (Proverbs 12:11) There is profit in all hard work, but endless talk leads only to poverty. (Proverbs 14:23) “What is a sluggard? Think of the way syrup oozes slowly out of a bottle when it is cold. That is the sluggard--sluggish and slow and hesitant when he should be decisive, active, and forthright….He is lazy, constantly making the soft choice, losing one opportunity after another after another after another, day by day, moment by moment, until he lies there helpless in his wasted life. Let's all admit it--there is a sluggard deep inside each of us.” - Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. If you want a place to see and answer the questions I ask in the episode and to keep track of the discoveries you make as we study Proverbs, we include a set of free journal pages for this devotional series in each of our Sunday emails  Free journal pages to follow the study:  http://www.getwisdom.link/email (www.getwisdom.link/email) http://www.getwisdompublishing.com (www.getwisdompublishing.com) http://www.graceandthegravelroad.com (www.graceandthegravelroad.com)

Today's Big Question:  Are you on the right path in life? Today's Scripture:  Proverbs 4:10-12 Listen, my son. Accept my words, and you will live many years. I am teaching you the way of wisdom; I am guiding you on straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered; when you run, you will not stumble. Other scriptures referenced in this episode: But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they don't know what makes them stumble. (Proverbs 4:19) Lord, you light my lamp; my God illuminates my darkness. (Psalm 18:28) “What does the path metaphor tell us? It tells us that life is a journey, there is no quick fix, and we take it one step at a time with constant moment-by-moment recommitments to the way of Christ.” - Raymond C. Ortlund Jr If you want a place to see and answer the questions I ask in the episode and to keep track of the discoveries you make as we study Proverbs, we include a set of free journal pages for this devotional series in each of our Sunday emails  Free journal pages to follow the study:  http://www.getwisdom.link/email (www.getwisdom.link/email) http://www.getwisdompublishing.com (www.getwisdompublishing.com) http://www.graceandthegravelroad.com (www.graceandthegravelroad.com)

Today's Big Question:  Is getting wisdom a top priority in your life? Today's Scripture:  Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom. And whatever else you get, get understanding. Other verses mentioned in the episode: I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me. (Proverbs 8:17) Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding, for she is more profitable than silver, and her revenue is better than gold. She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire can equal her. (Proverbs 3:13-15) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;     fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7) “The NIV clarifies the force of that: “Though it cost you all you have, get understanding.” If you want God's wisdom, it will cost you. It will cost you all your preconceived ideas about how life is supposed to work. Why pay that price? Because God's wisdom will make you alive (v. 4), his wisdom will “keep” you and “guard” you (v. 6), his wisdom will “exalt” you and “honor” you and crown you with beauty (v. 8, 9). That is how life really works and that is a life worth living! Who else can promise you that? Every day we are being told that if we want to live we need to be young, thin, tanned, sexually active, rich, and smart-mouthed. There is our cultural ideal, the wisdom of our age. Just one question. Is it working?...Name one person who has thrown themselves into that kind of life and come away from it with what you want for yourself. Name one. And how do you explain 2,000 years of all types of people from different cultures who set their hearts on Christ, turned to his wisdom in the Bible, and found fullness of life?...Whichever you choose, it will cost you all you have.” - Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. If you want a place to see and answer the questions I ask in the episode and to keep track of the discoveries you make as we study Proverbs, we include a set of free journal pages for this devotional series in each of our Sunday emails  Free journal pages to follow the study:  http://www.getwisdom.link/email (www.getwisdom.link/email) http://www.getwisdompublishing.com (www.getwisdompublishing.com) http://www.graceandthegravelroad.com (www.graceandthegravelroad.com)

“No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.  - Harry Emerson Fosdick Today's Scripture:  Proverbs 3:11-12  My son, do not despise the Lord's discipline     or be weary of his reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,     as a father the son in whom he delights.  (ESV) But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline;     don't sulk under his loving correction. It's the child he loves that God corrects;     a father's delight is behind all this.   (MSG) Other verses mentioned in the episode: And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: My son, do not take the Lord's discipline lightly or lose heart when you are reproved by him, for the Lord disciplines the one he loves and punishes every son he receives. (Hebrews 12:5-6) “As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline.” (Revelation 3:19a) See how happy is the person whom God corrects; so do not reject the discipline of the Almighty. (Job 5:17) Endure suffering as discipline: God is dealing with you as sons. For what son is there that a father does not discipline? But if you are without discipline—which all receive—then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Furthermore, we had human fathers discipline us, and we respected them. Shouldn't we submit even more to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but he does it for our benefit, so that we can share his holiness. No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. Therefore, strengthen your tired hands and weakened knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated but healed instead. (Hebrews 12:7-13) Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. says, “when we suffer, it isn't God angrily taking from us, it is God lovingly reinvesting in us.” CR Wood makes this conclusion about these verses “The pain of suffering sometimes keeps us from seeing what God is doing in our lives. Sometimes He melts us in the furnace so He can stamp us with His own image. He wants us to partake of His holiness so we can partake of His happiness. If we compare our chastening with our sin, is it not a marvel that it is not heavier?” Ortlund says, “Our wise pathway through suffering is to accept it and wait while God fulfills his purpose. If you are suffering right now, you are probably being tempted in two opposite ways. Both are here in verse 11--either to despise the Lord's discipline, which is the active response of anger, or to be weary of his reproof, which is the passive response of despair. What is your only path forward? ‘Be trained by it'”  If you want a place to see and answer the questions I ask in the episode and to keep track of the discoveries you make as we study Proverbs, we include a set of free journal pages for this devotional series in each of our Sunday emails  Free journal pages to follow the study:  http://www.getwisdom.link/email (www.getwisdom.link/email) http://www.getwisdompublishing.com (www.getwisdompublishing.com) http://www.graceandthegravelroad.com (www.graceandthegravelroad.com)

"If you want your life to count now and forever for Christ, here is all you need to do. Fear the Lord. Turn away from evil. Do that alone and your life will be magnificent." - Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. Today's Scripture: Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes;   fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. (ESV) Don't be impressed with your own wisdom.   Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.  (MSG) Other verses mentioned in the episode: Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud; instead, associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own estimation. (Romans 12:16) Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes And clever in their own sight! (Isaiah 5:21) The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7) [[ theme verse]] Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently but they will not find me, Because they hated knowledge And did not choose the fear of the Lord. (Proverbs 1:28-29) Then you will discern the fear of the Lord And discover the knowledge of God. (Proverbs 2:5) Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. says, “Fear the Lord and turn away from evil. Yes, it's a simple thing to say. But we need to be told, because it is radical. The first of Martin Luther's 95 Theses was this: Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ in saying, “Repent, “ intended that the whole life of believers should be repentance. You probably have a to do list for this coming week. Here are the priorities God wants at the top of your list in terms of urgency. #1: Fear the Lord. #2: Turn away from evil. #3: As time permits, breathe. That is the urgency of your life this week. It will add greatness to your life. It will add life to your life. It will save you from a wasted life.” If you want a place to see and answer the questions I ask in the episode and to keep track of the discoveries you make as we study Proverbs, we include a set of free journal pages for this devotional series in each of our Sunday emails  Free journal pages to follow the study: www.getwisdom.link/email www.getwisdompublishing.com www.graceandthegravelroad.com

“The whole passage is meant to position us in that place of blessing and protection. We need it.”  ― Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. Today we conclude chapter two with a contrast between the future of the upright and the wicked. John Kitchen says, “The primary intent of wisdom, however, is not simply avoiding evil, but seeking the good. The former must happen as an application of wisdom, but it is not the primary purpose. Wisdom is not first of all about refraining from bad things, but about pursuing God's best things. The orientation of wisdom is not primarily negative, but positive.” Today's Scripture:  Proverbs 2:20-22.  So follow the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous. For the upright will inhabit the land, and those of integrity will remain in it; but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous ripped out of it.  (CSB) So follow the steps of the good,     and stay on the paths of the righteous. For only the godly will live in the land,     and those with integrity will remain in it. But the wicked will be removed from the land,     and the treacherous will be uprooted. (NLT) If you want a place to see and answer the questions I ask in the episode and to keep track of the discoveries you make as we study Proverbs, we include a set of free journal pages for this devotional series in each of our Sunday emails  Free journal pages to follow the study:  http://www.getwisdom.link/email (www.getwisdom.link/email) http://www.getwisdompublishing.com (www.getwisdompublishing.com) http://www.graceandthegravelroad.com (www.graceandthegravelroad.com)

“Our Father is saying in Proverbs 2, ‘If you will seek newness of life in Christ, you will go deep with him, and you will change within yourself, Then you'll be prepared for life in the real world.' That is how grace works,” - Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. Today we talk about a new description of wisdom: the “ethical triad” of righteousness, justice, and equity and how it can take up residence in your heart. Which sounds nice and “Christian-ey”, but imagine if the seat of your emotions, understanding, reason, conscience, motives, desires, decision-making, and faith was governed by righteousness, justice, and equity. How would that affect your life? Today's Scripture:  Proverbs 2:9-10.  Then you will understand righteousness and justice     and equity, every good path;  for wisdom will come into your heart,     and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;  (ESV) Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair,     and you will find the right way to go. For wisdom will enter your heart,     and knowledge will fill you with joy.  (NLT) If you want a place to see and answer the questions I ask in the episode and to keep track of the discoveries you make as we study Proverbs, we include a set of free journal pages for this devotional series in each of our Sunday emails  Free journal pages to follow the study:  http://www.getwisdom.link/email (www.getwisdom.link/email) http://www.getwisdompublishing.com (www.getwisdompublishing.com) http://www.graceandthegravelroad.com (www.graceandthegravelroad.com)

Education, parenting, pastoral succession, pastoral ministry, how we can support our pastors, her new book “Help! I’m Married to My Pastor”, her podcast “He Renews My Soul with Jani Ortlund”, good communication, the current social and political upheaval and much more.      Jani's Bio: As an author and a speaker, one of Jani Ortlund’s chief goals in life is to connect women with the Word of God. As Executive Vice President of Renewal Ministries, God is using her in women’s conferences both in the United States and abroad.       Jani’s first book, Fearlessly Feminine (2000), encourages women to boldly embrace God’s unique design for them as women. Her second book, His Loving Law, Our Lasting Legacy: Living the Ten Commandments and Giving Them to Our Children (2007) demonstrates the relevance of the Ten Commandments for today and offers practical ways to live them out and teach them to the children in your life.       Besides conference speaking and writing, Jani is a pastor’s wife, mother, grandmother, and former elementary school teacher. She holds a master’s degree in education. Jani is married to Rev. Dr. Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr., author, former seminary professor, and founding and former lead pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee.       The Ortlunds have four married children and thirteen grandchildren, serving Christ throughout the United States and Great Britain. When Jani is not speaking, writing, or visiting family, you’ll find her in her garden, enjoying tea with a friend, or taking a long walk with her beloved husband.       The Kent Lapp Podcast Show Links:       Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/vfv2vgw       Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y8yd2gcc       Overcast: https://tinyurl.com/y8veuoxl       Castbox: https://tinyurl.com/y8vwheqt       Youtube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/vvp3n67       Podcast Trailer: https://youtu.be/TVFsBJlbUJ4       About Kent Lapp: http://kentlapp.com/about/       Subscribe for Email Updates: http://kentlapp.com/the-kent-lapp-podcast/       Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kentlapp       Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kentlapp/       Email: TheKentLappPodcast@gmail.com

Still Not ProfessionalsTen Pleas for Today's PastorsStill Not Professionals: Ten Pleas for Today's Pastors is a celebration and extension of John Piper's Brothers, We Are Not Professionals. With two brief exhortations from Piper and eight others from veteran pastors, this short ebook aims to strengthen and challenge Christians in general, and pastors in particular, for the labor of everyday life and ministry. The contributors were asked to express their “heart of hearts” for fellow leaders. You'll find these chapters tap into profound human themes, in both the pastor and his flock, and will be of use, we hope, beyond the North American context of the contributors.by John Piper Modal , Daniel L. Akin Modal , Thabiti Anyabwile Modal , Mike Bullmore Modal , Sam Crabtree Modal , Ray Ortlund Modal , Jeff Vanderstelt Modal , and Douglas WilsonRead here by J.N.WheelsFind the Still Not Professionals link from Desiring God Here: https://www.desiringgod.org/books/still-not-professionalsSupport The Minister The Ministry and Me Show (The 3M Podcast) or get T-Shirts, Mugs, notebooks and more while still supporting jnwheels.com here: https://jnwheels.com/donate-support/ Full Text:PREFACEFebruary 4–6, 2013, we will gather in Minneapolis, God will- ing, for the annual Desiring God Conference for Pastors. The theme is “Brothers, We Are Still Not Professionals: Reclaim- ing the Centrality of the Supernatural in Ministry.” Just days prior to the conference is the scheduled release of John Piper's revised and expanded book Brothers, We Are Not Professionals:A Plea to Pastors for Radical Ministry.This short ebook is a celebration and extension of thatbook—born not only from an effort to whet the appetite for the coming conference, but in a hope to bless pastors and other Christian leaders beyond the book and conference.In October 2012, Desiring God issued invitations to a hand- ful of ministry friends—all of them seasoned pastors whom we deeply respect—to contribute to this ebook. As the chapters came in, we posted them at the Desiring God blog; now that they've all arrived, we are publishing them together in one place as a resource we hope might have a long electronic shelf life.We asked the contributors to express in these chapters their “heart of hearts” for fellow pastors—what comes to their minds first, or most profoundly, when they think about influencing iStill Not Professionals Ten Pleas for Today's Pastorsfellow ministers. Given their unique involvements and con- texts, what one thing would they want other pastors to hear?We readily admit that the experiences and perspectives of our group are limited—the group is made up entirely of pastors in 21st-century North American contexts. However, we believe that the substance of these chapters taps into profound human themes, in both the pastor and his flock, and will be of use for Christian leaders far beyond our limited North American con- text. This is our prayer.One more thing to address in this preface: why this ebook is addressed to “brothers” and not to “sisters.” Here's how John Piper addresses that question in the preface of his Brothers book:To those who want me to write for “brothers and sisters,” I say, let everyone be fully convinced in his own mind. As for me, the biblical teaching is clear: God calls spiritual, humble, Christlike men to lead the family as husbands and to lead the church as elders (Ephesians 5:20–33; 1 Timothy 2:12–13). I believe, and I have experienced for thirty years, that godly, gifted, articulate, intelligent, ministering women flourish in such families and churches.We, too, in addressing this ebook to the “brothers,” believe that it is not at the expense of our wonderful sisters, but for the sake of their undiminished thriving. We believe that as Christian men step forward to fulfill their callings as Christlike men in the family and the local church, Christian women will flourish.David MathisExecutive Editor Desiring God iiStill Not Professionals Ten Pleas for Today's PastorsCONTRIBUTORSDaniel L. Akin is president of Southeastern Baptist Theologi- cal Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Akin is married to Charlotte, and they have four sons (Nathan, Jonathan, Paul, and Timothy), three daughters-in-law, and eight grandchildren.Thabiti Anyabwile is senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Grand Cayman. He is a native of Lexington, North Carolina. His wife is Kristie, and they have two daughters (Afiya and Eden) and a son (Titus).Mike Bullmore is senior pastor of CrossWay Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin, where he has served since 1998 (when the church was launched). For 15 years, Bullmore was associate professor of homiletics (preaching) and pastoral the- ology, as well as chairman of the practical theology department at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois.Sam Crabtree is executive minister at Bethlehem Baptist Church (Twin Cities, Minnesota) and a board member for Desiring God. Sam and his wife Vicki have two married iiiStill Not Professionals Ten Pleas for Today's Pastorsdaughters and four grandchildren. Sam is the author of Practic- ing Affirmation (Crossway Books, 2011).Raymond C. Ortlund, Jr. is lead pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Ray is married to Jani, and they have four children.John Piper is founder and teacher of Desiring God and chan- cellor of Bethlehem College and Seminary. For 32 years, he was senior pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church. He is author of more than fifty books, including Desiring God and Don't Waste Your Life. John and his wife Noël have a teenage daughter, four married sons, and twelve grandchildren.R. C. Sproul, Jr. serves through Highlands Ministries, Ligonier Ministries, and Heritage Covenant Church. He is the widowed father of eight children, one of whom has gone on to her reward.Jeff Vanderstelt is a pastor of Soma Communities in Tacoma, Washington. He leads a missional community at the downtown expression and serves all of Soma in the areas of vision and teach- ing. He is a coach and trainer for church planters and serves on the board of the Acts 29 church-planting network. Jeff and his wife Jayne have three children (Haylee, Caleb, and Maggie).Douglas Wilson is pastor of Christ Church (Moscow, Idaho), an author, and faculty member and Senior Fellow at New Saint Andrews College. He is also the founder and editor of Cre- denda Agenda magazine, and serves on the governing boards of New Saint Andrews, Logos School, and the Association of Classical and Christian Schools. Doug's wife is Nancy, andthey have three grown children.

Today, Sara Hagerty joins me for The Happy Hour #155. Sara is wife to her best friend Nate, and a mother of six, including four children adopted from Africa and two through natural childbirth. Her first published book, Every Bitter Thing Is Sweet, found her a worldwide audience, drawn to the authentic voice heard in her emotive and Scripturally-based writing style, as she searches to find God in the midst of questions and brokenness. Her second book, Unseen: The Gift of Being Hidden in a World that Loves to be Noticed, comes out next week. In today's show, Sara and I chat about how God built their family after a long journey of infertility. She shares how that and other pieces of her story left her feeling alone and how that became the impetus for her new book, Unseen. Sara talks about her fight to believe that God sees her, understands her, knows her, hasn't forgotten her - and how that truth is better than being seen by anyone else. Sara's newest book is available to pre-order today. Make sure you grab a copy here. You will not regret it. {You can listen to the showHERE. And of course, I would love if you would share with your friends. Just use the FB & Twitter links at the end of this post!} Links from the Show Sara's Book: Unseen Allume Conference The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge + Steal Away Home by Matt Carter & Aaron Ivey + Proverbs: Wisdom that Works by Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.  What Sara is loving: Aspire Ankle Pant, Hashtag Wall Art and Pilates Connect with Sara Facebook // Twitter // Instagram Connect with Jamie Facebook // Twitter // Instagram Sponsors PrepDish // Noonday Collection // ThirdLove // Spice Islands

Welcome to the fifty-seventh episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today's episode, Dave Jenkins interviews Dr. Ray Ortlund about his book Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel (Crossway, 2016) What you’ll hear in this episode: Dr. Ortlund's life, ministry, marriage, and his current ministry projects. What a joyful confidence in marriage as God originally gave it to us look like. How will we once again see reformation and revival in our land. How husbands can both prize and praise their wife. How Christians can champion biblical sexual ethics. The critical nature of repentance as it relates to our witness as Christians. How Dr. Ortlund deals with marital difficulty in his own marriage. Two things Dr. Ortlund says to men struggling with sexual sin. About the Author: Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. is the pastor of Immanuel Church in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author of several books, including the Preaching the Word commentary on Isaiah, as well as a contributor to the ESV Study Bible. He and his wife, Jani, have four children. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode of Equipping You in Grace!