After preaching on the story of the angel’s appearance to Zecharias (Luke 1:5-25), I came across two resources about that story. The first is Jon Bloom’s contemplation of what the first conversation between Zecharias and Elizabeth might have been when his tongue was finally loosed to speak again. Jon also notes the theme of grace […]
Read More Sunday Leftovers (12/12/10)One church has redeemed what is (in my estimation) the worst Christmas song ever written: HT: Tim Challies.
Read More The redemption of the worst Christmas song everR. C. Sproul has written what I have said many times in answering the objection that using the short-hand “X-mas” is not actually an attempt to remove Christ from the word “Christmas,” but is in fact part of an ancient tradition of Christians. First of all, you have to understand that it is not the […]
Read More Do we need to put Christ back into Christmas?Two excellent, free, biblical ebooks are available today on Amazon: Trusting God: Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges is a book I recommend regularly. Can I Know God’s Will?, part of the Crucial Questions Series by R. C. Sproul is also available. Typically books made available by Reformation Trust are only there for about […]
Read More More free Kindle booksOne final thought about music and worship comes courtesy of John Piper: We must make it our aim that the joy awakened by music be joy in God. Not all pleasures of music are pleasures in God. Then the effort to delight in God through music will involve a prior shaping of the mind by […]
Read More Sunday Leftovers (12/5/10)Recently, Desiring God adapted the unabridged text of Jonathan Edwards’ Religious Affections into an electronic book. Download the EPUB file for free. And if you need the Kindle format, you can convert it with Calibre (both Mac and Windows versions are available), free conversion software which I’ve used successfully several times.
Read More Free Jonathan Edwards eBookIn his article “Counseling Discontented People,” Lou Priolo has made eight statements that define and reveal what contentment is: Contentment is realizing that God has already provided everything I need to glorify and enjoy Him. Contentment is realizing that true satisfaction can only come from building one’s life around those things that cannot be taken […]
Read More What is contentment?A favored lament of children is, “that’s not fair!” While spoken in more sophisticated tones and with a slight measure of less whining, adults have their own versions — “I just want what I’m due. I’ve worked hard.” Or, “Why are things always so hard for me? Why can’t it be easy just once?” Or, […]
Read More An encouragement to contentmentThis month, Christian audio is making available for free the audio book, Handel’s Messiah. No codes to insert. No promises to make. Just a free book with an easy download process.
Read More Free audio book – Handel’s MessiahThe following report was in this morning’s newspaper: LOS ANGELES — Here’s a finding that may make some stargazers do a double take through their telescopes: There may be three times as many stars in the universe as we thought. Fixing this astronomical miscalculation may force some researchers to reconsider what far-off galaxies really look […]
Read More Another evidence that man is not GodCharles Spurgeon has long been called “the prince of preachers.” That is to say, he is recognized as being supreme among all other preachers. The best of the best. In a similar way, Haddon Robinson might be called “the professor of preachers.” Probably no single preacher has influenced and developed more preachers in our generation […]
Read More The preacher’s professorThis morning I read this question that the prophet Micah directed towards God — “Who is a God like You?…” (7:18). The prophet further went on to define the character and nature of God — He is a God “who pardons iniquity and passes over the rebellious act of the remnant of His possession.” What […]
Read More Who is like God?While very similar to 1 Thessalonians, Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians was written by Paul to correct the misconceptions about the Lord’s coming and their behavior in relationship to His coming and to encourage them to live in the peace of God despite their suffering circumstances. Read more about 2 Thessalonians here. Download a […]
Read More Read 2 ThessaloniansNine Marks has compiled a list of about 30 helpful books on the topic of marriage. Along with the bibliographic data for each book is a brief commentary of one to three paragraphs about the book. If you are looking for an encouraging resource about marriage, Nine Marks’ Marriage Book Comparison Chart is a good […]
Read More Books to enhance your marriageOne last thought about Thanksgiving. John Piper helps define what real gratitude and thankfulness looks like: Gratitude that is pleasing to God is not first a delight in the benefits that God gives (though that will be part of it). True gratitude must be rooted in something else that comes first — namely, a delight […]
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