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November 7, 2011
Consider Your Ways
Then the word of the LORD came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, "Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.
"Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider...
November 6, 2011
Around the Interweb
Mark Altrogge interacts with a quote from Walter Isaacson's biography on Steve Jobs:
The "juice" of Christianity is not living like Jesus or seeing the world as Jesus saw it. This is a works mentality. This is what "I" have to do to get to heaven. I have to live a good life. I have to see what is right and good and important and do it. Then I get to go to heaven. If this is the case, then Jobs is right – all the "different religions are different doors to the...
November 5, 2011
It is No Easy Matter to Bring a Man From Nature to Grace
The bruised reed is a man that for the most part is in some misery, as those were that came to Christ for help, and by misery he is brought to see sin as the cause of it, for, whatever pretences sin makes, they come to an end when we are bruised and broken. He is sensible of sin and misery, even unto bruising; and, seeing no help in himself, is carried with restless desire to have supply from another, with some hope, which a little raises him out of himself to Christ, though he dare not...
November 4, 2011
(Cheap) Christian e-Books for Your Kindle!
Here are a few great deals I've found for Christian books for your Kindle—If you see any that I've missed, let me know in the comments!
Under $5
The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything by Fred Sanders. (Still on sale)
Rescuing Ambition by Dave Harvey (Reviewed this in 2010—it's a terrific book!)
Choosing a Bible: Understanding Bible Translation Differences by Leland Ryken
Where's Mom? The High Calling of Wives and Mothers by Dorothy Kelley Patterson
Mark Up, Mess Up, Beat Up Your Books
Yesterday, Trevin Wax and Tony Reinke talked about marking up books in their interview about Tony's new book, Lit!: A Christian Guide to Reading Books:
Trevin Wax: You recommend marking up books. Why?
Tony Reinke: I certainly do. So many Christians treat books as taskmasters. Most Christians have a stack of unfinished books in their house, maybe on a desk or a bookshelf. Those unfinished books are often a source of low-grade guilt. We've been conditioned to think that if we buy a book, we must...
November 3, 2011
The Backlist: The Top Ten Posts on Blogging Theologically
Let's take a look back in time and see the most-read posts from October. Go check them out:
Everyday Theology: God Won't Give You More Than You Can HandleEveryday Theology: God helps those who help themselvesJohn Piper on Mark Driscoll & John MacArthurBook Review: Love Wins by Rob BellBook Review: Innocent Blood by John EnsorUnion with Christ and the Provision of the SpiritEveryday Theology: Preach the Gospel always, if necessary use words(Cheap) Christian E-Books for Your...The Role of Prayer and Serving the City
As I've been continuing to process For the City along with a number of other books on engaging our cities and culture there's something that's been bugging me.
Is it my imagination or does the conversation tend to overlook the importance of prayer?
A lot of time is spent discussing techniques and programs designed to engage people (which is good), but little time is spent discussing prayer's role. Perhaps it's simply assumed that we would be praying for our cities, because, well, why on earth w...
November 2, 2011
Another Great Book Giveaway!
Today I'm giving away a couple of great books published by Shepherd's Press:
Red Like Blood by Joe Coffey and Bob Bevington &
Christ Formed in You: The Power of the Gospel for Personal Change by Brian G. Hedges
Want to win these books? Enter using the PunchTab app below (RSS readers, you'll need to click through to the post to enter) and tell me why you want to read these books in the comments.
Contest ends Friday, November 4th at midnight (Eastern Time). The winner will be chosen at random and ...
Sanctification is Rooted in the Essence of God
Holiness is God's essence (Isa. 57:15); it is the heart of everything the Bible declares about Him. His justice is holy justice; His wisdom is holy wisdom; His power is holy power; His grace is holy grace. Among God's attributes, only His holiness is celebrated before the throne of heaven. In the prophet Isaiah's vision of the heavenly throne room, the seraphim cry, "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts" (Isa. 6:3). Isaiah calls God "the Holy One" twenty-six times. Stephen Charnock notes...
November 1, 2011
Book Review: For the City by Darrin Patrick and Matt Carter
What does it mean for a church to be "for the city"? As humanity increasingly becomes more urbanized, this question grows in importance. Pastors Darrin Patrick and Matt Carter have spent the last several years of their ministries trying to figure out what that means and what it looks like for the church to serve the city to the glory of God. And in their new book, For the City: Proclaiming and Living Out the Gospel, Patrick and Carter share what they've learned along the way, both from their ...
