I like to provide the occasional reminder that a good bit of the content of this site is available in Spanish at es.challies.com. Enjoy! Today’s Kindle deals include: (Yesterday on the blog: With Blistered Hands and Aching Backs) How Does the Doctrine of the Bodily Resurrection Shape the Life of the Local Church? From Credo magazine: “Biblical doctrine is not just for the head but for the heart, for daily life as a disciple of Jesus. So it is, too, …
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Many years ago a great sailing ship was crossing the Atlantic when it came to the treacherous Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Though this is one of the richest fishing grounds in the world, it can all also be one of the most treacherous. Its waters are shallow and often blanketed by dense fog. Icebergs lurk in the darkness. And sure enough, that ship blundered into a great bank of fog and struck a massive iceberg. Within moments the vessel began …
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Good morning. Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a selection from Crossway themed around marriage and family. (Yesterday on the blog: All the Compassions of All the Tender Fathers) To the Older Woman in the Church: You Are NOT Obsolete This is a good one from Michele as she reflects on the fact that Tim Keller didn’t publish The Reason for God until he was 57. “The word ‘marinate’ comes to mind when I consider Keller’s years …
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We refer to the first person of the Trinity as “God the Father,” and it is important to understand that God’s fatherhood comes before any fatherhood among human beings. In other words, God did not create human fathers and then begin to describe himself in reference to them. Rather, God has always been Father and created human fathers in reference to him. Thus, when our earthly fathers act in compassion toward their children, they are merely imitating the compassion of the …
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I begin today with a quote, hopeful that a pastor out there will take up the challenge: “It is a grand thing to preach the gospel! I know there has been a great deal said about the trials and the hardships of the Christian ministry. I wish somebody would write a good, rousing book about the joys of the Christian ministry. Since I entered the profession, I have seen more of the goodness of God than I will be able …
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