Paul David Tripp, Author at Preaching.com

Why Mourning Can Be Good for Us

Grieve for Sin It’s good to mourn, it’s healthy to be sad, and it’s appropriate to groan. Something is wrong with us, something is missing in our hearts and our understanding of life, if we are able to look... Continue Reading...

Help for When a Pastor’s Time and Energy Are Limited

Paul David Tripp

Limited Time Is Grace Time has been set for us; we didn’t have a vote, and we have zero ability to escape. The time structure that shapes the existence of all God’s creatures bursts off the page of Gen... Continue Reading...

Why You Should Be Thankful for Your Knowledge of Sin

Paul David Tripp

Our Deepest Need Of all the events in my life, one is by far the most important. Of all the blessings in my life, one is without a doubt the most wonderful blessing of all. Of all the things I most needed, ... Continue Reading...

Why Mourning Can Be Good for Us

Paul David Tripp

Grieve for Sin It’s good to mourn, it’s healthy to be sad, and it’s appropriate to groan. Something is wrong with us, something is missing in our hearts and our understanding of life, if we are able to look... Continue Reading...

What Servant Hearted Leadership Does (and Doesn’t) Look Like

Paul David Tripp

There is no doubt about it: servanthood is the thematic biblical description of every follower of Jesus Christ. How much more, then, is it true of those who are called to be leaders? I don't know about you, bu... Continue Reading...

5 Ways the COVID-19 Pandemic Points Us to the Gospel

Paul David Tripp

Remember the Gospel Like most of you, I’m hunkered down here in my loft, not going outside, distancing myself from people. It’s particularly important for me because I have a compromised immune system, and ... Continue Reading...

How Suffering Reveals Your True Self

Paul David Tripp

Trust Issues Here's what happens in times of suffering. When the thing you have been trusting (whether you knew it or not) is laid to waste, you don't suffer just the loss of that thing; you also suffer the ... Continue Reading...

Why Do We Do the Things We Do?

Paul David Tripp

It was a dramatic, game-changing moment. It’s recorded for us in Matthew 5:27–30. Jesus is unfolding the gospel principles of his kingdom. I’ve often wondered about the reaction of the crowd as he spoke these w... Continue Reading...