Good morning! I am about to make my way across the Pacific for my second Worship Round the World journey. I’ve got many miles to go today… There is a massive list of Kindle deals to go through today and it includes a lot of great commentaries. This month you can listen to Mitch Chase’s book on the resurrection for free at ONE Audiobooks. (Yesterday on the blog: Banksy and Beauty from Ashes) Pastors Are Paid to Stare Out the Window Every …
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This week the blog is sponsred by Crown and Covenant Publications, and the post is written by Nathan Eshelman, pastor of the Orlando Reformed Presbyterian Church in historic downtown Orlando, Florida. He is the author of two Grassmarket Press books: I Have a Confession: The What and Why of the Westminster Confession of Faith (2022) and Worthy: The Worship of God (Fall 2023). Nathan also writes for Gentle Reformation and Meet the Puritans and is a co-host of The Jerusalem …
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Not too long ago I read that the mysterious artist Banksy had created several new murals in Ukraine. Going to locations that had experienced the fury of war, he found broken and damaged buildings and used them as his canvas. In one a gymnast practices a handstand upon shattered walls and in another a woman who is wearing a bathrobe and who has curlers in her hair and a gas mask on her face holds a fire extinguisher next to …
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Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Logos users will want to look at this month’s free and nearly-free books. You’ll also find good deals this month on some excellent commentary sets. There’s a substantial list of Kindle deals to begin a new month. (Yesterday on the blog: Aged Saint, Thy Form Is Bending) The Cosmos Keeps Preaching: My Faith After Forty Years at NASA “Have you ever landed great seats at a concert, show, or sporting event — seats …
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Hoary is one of those words that has largely fallen into disuse, and perhaps that’s to our detriment since it’s so evocative. It simply means “grayish white” and was often used to describe the hair of older men and women. Hannah Flagg Gould used the word in this lovely poem which celebrates “the gift of lengthened years.” I hope you enjoy it. Aged man, with locks so hoary, High estate dost thou possess! They appear thy crown of glory, In …
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