Everybody knew the local blacksmith. Everybody knew him because no matter where the townsfolk went, they could hear the sound of his hammer as it beat against the anvil. No matter where they were they could hear the sound of his bellows as it spurred the fire to burn and roar with fresh intensity. Day in and day out his sledge beat against the metal like the ticking of a clock, like the beating of a drum, like the ringing …
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Good morning from Oakville, Ontario! After many days of flight cancelations due to fog and volcanic ash, conditions in Unalaska finally cleared on Saturday and we were able to make our way back to Canada. We are glad to be home. Today’s Kindle deals include a selection from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: A Day’s Journey) How the Customer Review Changed the World “Of all the web’s achievements, one of its greatest is surely the sheer freedom of access to …
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In January of 2023, Tim Keesee and I set out on a journey—a journey that has since taken us around the world. Together we have visited twenty-odd countries spread across all six inhabited continents. But before we embarked on that journey, Tim had found himself a traveler on a very different journey—a journey through cancer. And that is the subject of his new book A Day’s Journey. Yet this is not just a memoir of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. As …
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Yup, we are still in Unalaska since all of yesterday’s flights were once again canceled. There is some chance we get off the island on Saturday, but if not, it will be Monday at best. But all is well because we know the one who raises and stills the storms and we are glad enough to be here for as long as he decrees. My thanks goes to Ligonier Ministries for kindly sponsoring the blog this week and for offering …
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This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Ligonier Ministries, who also sponsored the blog this week. As Protestants celebrate the work of God in the sixteenth-century Reformation, one name keeps coming up: Martin Luther. Who was this early Reformer, and what should Christians think of him today? To help us think through these questions, Ligonier Ministries is offering the ebook edition of The Legacy of Luther as a free download for Challies readers. Edited by R.C. Sproul and Stephen …
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