Aaron Armstrong's Blog, page 371
May 28, 2012
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M. Connor:
May 26, 2012. It was supposed to be a momentous occasion—the day I would walk down the aisle in my mother’s lace wedding gown, peonies in hand, best friend at my side, family and friends looking on with joy. It was supposed to be the day I started a new chapter, the day my dreams would be fulfilled. Little did I know, God had other plans.
SixWays of Minimizing Sin
Tim Brister:
I found these six ways of minimizing sin to be very instructive regardi...
May 27, 2012
To The Giver of All Good
Giver of All Good,
Streams upon streams of love overflow my path.
Thou hast made me out of nothing,
hast recalled me from a far country,
hast translated me from ignorance to knowledge,
from darkness to light,
from death to life,
from misery to peace,
from folly to wisdom,
from error to truth,
from sin to victory.
Adapted from “Comforts,”Puritan Prayers & Devotions(Kindle Edition)
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May 26, 2012
Beloved, Prize Redemption
Adoption comes to us by redemption. . . . “But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons” (Gal. 4:4-5).
Beloved, prize redemption, and never listen to teaching which would destroy its meaning or lower its importance. Remember that ye were not redeemed with silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish. You were unde...
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David Murray:
InPracticing Affirmation, Sam describes the manager who used the sandwich method so much, that employees began to dread hearing any praise because they knew what he was about to fill the sandwich with. Although he boasted about his method, his employees eventually called it “the baloney sandwich!”
How to Leave Your Old Church
Kevin DeYoung:
Yesterday we looked at how to begin at your new church. But sometimes the harder move is leaving your...
May 25, 2012
Brothers, You are not Jewish Rabbis
Whether you’re an experienced or novice preacher, we would all be wise to take this advice from Mark Dever and Greg Gilbert to heart:
Your sermons should never be forty-five-minute morality lessons or best practices for living a better life. They should drive forward to the good news that King Jesus saves sinners through His life, death, and resurrection from the grave. In fact, we think that in every sermon you preach, you should include at some point a clear and concise presentation of the g...
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Darryl Dash:
Some say that the two words “But God” in Ephesians 2 are the best two words in the Bible. I tend to agree, but two words in 1 Peter 5:7 come pretty close.
He cares.
Superficially Innoccuous Practices and Why We should Care about Tattoos
Matthew Lee Anderson:
My piece atRelevant on tattoos(yes, another) came out last week and commenters, well, let’s just say they didn’t quite get it.
How to Start at Your New Church
Kevin DeYoung:
Over ten years in pastoral ministry I’ve seen many n...
May 24, 2012
Writers Write and Writers Read
Reading is a frequent subject here and for good reason: I write and I read. You can’t do one without the other, as many authors have wisely said (including, notably, Stephen King). Douglas Wilson also offered similar advice in his tremendously helpful (and funny) book,Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life. His advice to aspiring writers is simple—Read alot:
Read like a reader and not like someone cramming for a test. If you try to wring every book out like it was a washcloth full of inform...
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Paul Levy:
Last week I went to the local chicken shop. It’s not the premier brand of chicken shopand is run by some of the most unhygienic men in the UK. The owners, however, are very friendly and they were very excited to show me the new CCTV cameras they had installed; 4 different camera shots from overhead. If someone is thinking of stealing fillet burgers or spicy chicken wings from Perfect Fried Chicken on Greenford Avenue, think again. However, as I looked at the...
May 23, 2012
Book Review: The Invisible Hand by R.C. Sproul
Is God really in control of all things? Many of us have asked this question, if only to ourselves. In times of trial and suffering, it’s not hard to question where God is and what He is doing. But He is there and he is not idle—and we begin to understand God’s purposes when we begin to grasp the doctrine of God’s providence.
“The culture in which we presently live has little room for thoughts of God’s providence,” writes R.C. SproulinThe Invisible Hand: Do All Things Really Work for Good. “But...
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4Ways to Fight Clean Over Doctrine
Dustin Neeley:
It’s the fall semester of the new year at the local Bible college.
Tim and Ted are brand-new, computer-selected, freshman roommates in the guys’ dorm. Tim became a Calvinist about six monthsago. He reads Reformed books, listens to Reformed podcas...
