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May 4, 2018
Random bits of randomness
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Every so often, I need to do a bit of a brain-dump. Nothing terribly structured, just clearing out the mess of things floating around in my head. I can’t promise anything coherent, but there may be something worth considering:
The Final Countdown is the soundtrack of my life right now. Lots of big things all coming together in the next couple of months, I hope. That’s really all I can say. Pray hard if you don’t mind, y’all.
Because of course it is. It is exactly no surprise that this is the...
May 3, 2018
Links I like (5/03)
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Podcast: On the latest episode of The Hero of the Story, Brian and I discuss how God’s provision of water from a stone points us to the gospel. Check it out on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app.
4 Recommendations for Pursuing HumilityChris Hefner:
The point of this article is to remind us that leaving a lasting legacy of spiritual influence requires humility. As pastors and spiritual leaders, our organization is the church. Our mission is to make disciples. Our goal is the glory...
May 2, 2018
What I read in April
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Another month has come and gone, and with it more reading! As you know, I am always consuming books, whether they’re physical, digital or audio. Every month, I like to share a breakdown of everything I read, including the books I abandoned. I do this because it gives me an opportunity to introduce you to books you might not have had an opportunity to read while practicing the art of writing concise book reviews.
In April, I read 8 books to completion, and started a couple of others that I al...
May 1, 2018
Links I like (5/01)
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The day leukemia changed my lifeAdrian Warnock:
One-on-One with Brian Dembowczyk on ‘Cornerstones’A year ago today I suddenly became unwell.
And everything changed.
At first the doctors were puzzled about my condition, which is never reassuring. It wasn’t till the 20th May that I was officially diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), a slow growing form of blood cancer, which at the moment is relatively stable.
Ed Stetzer and Brian Dembowczyk discuss Brian’s new book, Corne...
April 30, 2018
S3, Ep. 12: Books as our biographies
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How do the books we read tell the story of our lives? Jennifer Lyell, Trade Publisher at B&H Publishing Group and Director of Books Ministry at LifeWay joins us to discuss the story of the books that have shaped her. Tune in for what might be the most fascinating discussion on Reading Writers yet.
Among the many books discussed in this episode:
Heaven by V.C. Andrews Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Message and Mission by Eugene Nida Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Hillbilly Elegy by...April 28, 2018
Weekend reading (4/28)
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The Next Frontier in Pornography.Tim Challies:
Over the past few years I have had many opportunities to speak on the twin subjects of pornography and technology, and when I do so I am always sure to point out that we are exceptional at assessing the opportunities in new technologies but woeful at assessing the risks. The rise of the internet provides a ready example. When the internet first came along, we all dutifully signed up for accounts and began to explore this new medium. We surfed a...
April 27, 2018
Five books I love to read multiple times
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On of the great things about reading books is re-reading books. Not every book is worth reading more than once of course.1 But there are a lot that are worth reading over and over again. Here are five that I have read multiple times with joy:
The Hobbit + The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. I’m already cheating because this is a set of four books. But at the same time, they’re really one story (especially if you factor in The Silmarillion). Not everyone loves these books, of course, but...
April 26, 2018
Links I like (4/26)
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Confidence Comes from a Clearer View of GodJD Greear:
So, when Moses says, “But God, I am not good enough or skilled enough or confident enough!” God says, “I know, I AM. I didn’t choose you because you were any of those things. I have enough of all those things for the both of us. You are not, but I AM God enough.”
Throughout Israel’s history, God would re-invoke this I AM name whenever Israel was in a time of great need and attach to it whatever they lacked—whatever he planned to supply f...
April 25, 2018
The world isn’t going to end if you can’t get to it today
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This is some advice my coworker and friend, Cindy, gave me yesterday (paraphrased). We were talking about work, goals, and a bunch of other things. She’s seen that I’ve been running extremely hard for the last couple of months (a season I think is coming to an end), and I’m more than a bit tired. My tendencies toward workaholism and perfectionism also don’t help with this.
So we talked about this. And her advice, just in saying this one thing, is a reminder of how I need to make sure I creat...
April 24, 2018
Links I like (4/24)
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Podcast: On the latest episode of The Hero of the Story, we’re talking about the relationship between love and obedience. This was a fun but challenging episode. Can’t wait to share the next!
4 Great Therefore’s of the BibleMichael Kelley:
The link between the indicative statement of fact and the imperative statement of response is the word “therefore.” And again, you find it all over the Bible. That single word has great power because it brings together the work of God and the response of...
