Challies gives his top 9 books of 2009. Though I haven’t read any of the books, my guess is that I would tend to agree with his choices. (Can I say that?) Andreas Kostenberger suggests his top 10 theological books of the year. This afternoon I bought his A Theology of John’s Gospel and Letters… Read More »
Here’s a question on last week’s math homework for our 2nd-grader: Mrs. Leary has chickens and dogs in her backyard. She counts 15 heads and 42 feet. How many dogs does Mrs. Leary have? How long would it take you to figure that out? Here’s the Book of Philippians in a new way. This group… Read More »
Isaiah 40:21-24 (NIV) Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them… Read More »
Would you say this in a fundraising/thank you letter? “A willingness to sacrifice for us is proof of genuine faith.” If you know the difference between the ESV and NIV and you have ever expressed a preference for one over the other, I suggest you read Mounce’s ETS paper on how to “play fair.” John… Read More »
Homosexual marriage: it only gets worse… Here’s the world’s luckiest train track inspector… All Piper audiobooks are $5 at ChristianAudio.com for a short time. A couple of Kelli’s closest friends here have never heard of John Piper. I am off in the morning for five days in New Orleans at the Evangelical Theological Society conference… Read More »
The Iraqi military is using the latest in military technology. If only suicide bombers were so “smart.” One blogger answers the question of how he manages a busy life with four kids. If you have kids, you might find some helpful advice here. Desiring God has some interesting and affordable book packages in time for… Read More »
By J. R. Miller, via Grace Gems: Is the love of pleasure growing upon you, gaining the power and the ascendency over you? Is it dulling the keenness of your zest for spiritual pleasures? Is it making Bible-study, prayer, communion with Christ, meditation upon holy themes–less sweet enjoyments than before? Is it making your hunger… Read More »
The WSJ says that Obamacare is The Worst Bill Ever. Why are we so busy? Pascal tells you. Have you ever tried holding down the control key and pressing a cursor button at the same time? I didn’t start using this shortcut until a few months ago, but now I use it all the time. … Read More »
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. ‘ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions,… Read More »
Gorgeous day today. It started out at 46, but there’s absolutely no way that this afternoon could be any better in terms of weather. It’s not been that way much this month, however. It rained at least 19 of the first 28 days, and most of Mark’s soccer games were cancelled, including all three this… Read More »