I won’t ever forget the day we dropped Nick at college. We had driven him down to Louisville, Kentucky where he had enrolled in pre-seminary studies at Boyce College. We had helped get his little dorm room all set up. We had dropped by the bookstore and picked up the last of his textbooks. We had attended the orientation meetings and the chapel service. We had huddled together to pray. And now there was just one thing left to do—begin …
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The Lord be with you and bless you today. There are a couple of new Kindle deals for you today. How to Think about God Promoting His Own Glory Amy Hall: “Many people misinterpret God’s character when looking at his demands and actions in history because they imagine what they would think of a fallen human being who did the things God has done, and they recoil. Failing to picture God as he is, they picture instead what they’re familiar …
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Blessings to you today, my friends. (Yesterday on the blog: What Does Your Faith Do For You?) Dolphins The latest video from the John 10:10 Project looks at some of God’s most incredible creatures. The New Testament Explosion Mitch Chase considers the significance of the NT being written over just 50 years or so (where the OT was written over about 1,000). What to Do Before You Read the Bible Joe Holland shares the prayer he prays before he reads …
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It is good to be a man or woman of faith. It is good to be a man or woman who regularly attends church, who faithfully studies the Scriptures, who diligently puts sin to death and who joyfully comes alive to righteousness. This is all good and very good. But every now and again it is important to ask something like this: What does your faith do for you? In those times when life is difficult, in those times when …
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Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Today’s Kindle deals include four solid picks from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: The Murderer Who Crushed a Worm) Be Your Own Unique Style of Grandparent This is good advice for grandparents—and parents for that. The Idol of Our Expectations “Isn’t this how God works? He orchestrates situations in our lives that challenge us because He loves us. He knows better than we do what He needs to drop into our lives to …
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