S4, Ep. 4 - Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem by Kevin DeYoung

11/20/21 • 14 min

In this episode of The Greater Heritage podcast we present a Kevin DeYoung book review of Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem. The book is published by Crossway.

Kevin DeYoung, PhD, is the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, North Carolina, and associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte. He and his wife, Trisha, have nine children.

Are you overworked, overextended, overwhelmed, unable to say no to people or just plain busy all the time? Then this book is for you.

Crazy Busy is a much needed panacea for individuals struggling with busyness. Kevin's narrative looks beyond the superficial and forces us to look in the mirror at the heart problems behind our tendency to want to do everything.

The book also has insightful chapters on parenting, technology, ministry, and setting priorities and boundaries.

Highly recommended. Its quick, concise, easy to read and filled with practical tips about overcoming the root causes of our preoccupation with being busy. Its a book we can all benefit from.

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In this episode of The Greater Heritage podcast we present a Kevin DeYoung book review of Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem. The book is published by Crossway.

Are you overworked, overextended, overwhelmed, unable to say no to people or just plain busy all the time? Then this book is for you.

The book also has insightful chapters on parenting, technology, ministry, and setting priorities and boundaries.

Highly recommended. Its quick, concise, easy to read and filled with practical tips about overcoming the root causes of our preoccupation with being busy. Its a book we can all benefit from.

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S4, Ep. 3 - What Does It Mean to Hunger after Righteousness? (Matthew 5:6)

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5:6, KJV)

Do you hunger and thirst after righteousness? Do you know what it means to do so?

What are the similarities and differences between earthly and spiritual hunger? What are the blessings that come from having a hunger for God?

In this episode of The Greater Heritage podcast we unpack what it means to hunger and thirst after God.

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Other verses mentioned in this episode: 2 Cor. 5:21, Jn. 4:14, Phil. 1:6, Phil. 2:13.

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S4, Ep. 5 - What's the Difference?: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible by John Piper

In this episode of The Greater Heritage podcast we review What's the Difference?: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible by John Piper and published by Crossway.

John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He has authored numerous books.

What does the Bible say about men and women? How are they to relate to one another? These are the subjects of this excellent primer on Biblical manhood and womanhood by John Piper.

Throughout the book Piper provides compelling reasons and practical examples for why mature masculinity and femininity give men and women the greatest scope for natural, pure and mature expression.

The book's greatest strength is that it sets in focus men and women's heart attitudes, general dispositions and intentions as the motivations from which the actions of Biblically mature masculinity and femininity spring.

Because of this, men and women can act as God has designed them to act even in difficult situations and circumstances.

For example, a man that is wheelchair bound can still be willing and act in way that is inclined to care for, provide and protect his wife even if he is physically unable to do so because he acts from a heart that desires to treat his wife as God has designed him to.

Thus, What's the Difference also teaches that God’s glory is the object and reason for why Christian men and women are to relate to each other as God designed them to.

We highly recommended the book as a concise but thorough treatment on complementary male and female relations from a balanced Biblical view that treats God as the object and reason for how Christians are to relate to the opposite sex.

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