I have eclectic tastes in music and will gladly listen to a host of different genres. Apple Music tells me that I listened to an absurd amount of music this year by a vast number of artists. But as I went through them and thought about the ones that resonated most, I narrowed it down to this list of 12—my 12 favorite songs of 2022. And as I look at them, I can see that this was a year of …
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Good morning. Grace and peace to you. Christmas Is a Happy Day for Broken Hearts I was asked to write an article for Christianity Today that would speak to those who are grieving at Christmas. “What we wouldn’t give to worship together as a whole family, intact and reunited. What we wouldn’t give to spend this Christmas as we’ve spent so many others, with all of us sitting, singing, and marveling together at the wonder of the day and all …
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May the Lord be with you and bless you today. (Yesterday on the blog: The Collected Best Books of 2022) Christmas Music: A Witness For Us or Against Us This is a thought-provoking reflection on Christmas music. “While this music is everywhere during this season, how many people realize that the words on their lips are serving as a witness against them?” The Crushing Obligation to Keep Doing More and More Kevin DeYoung: “Surely there are many Christians who are …
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I probably don’t need to tell you how much I love books in general, and Christian books in particular. One of my favorite times to be a reader is in mid-December when people begin to share their picks for the top books of the year. I usually collect a good number of these lists and scour them to see if there is any consensus. I have done that over the past few weeks and am ready to share the results. …
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Crossway has begun to publish The Complete Works of John Owen and Westminster Books has the first volume (of 40!) on sale now. There are at least a couple of Kindle deals to look at. What Your Nativity Really Means Pierce Taylor Hibbs considers “our little, neat, illuminated manger scenes. Such a precious thing: the coming of God in the flesh to two happy, carefree parents, just enjoying the stars on a Bethlehem night. Too bad that image doesn’t seem to fall off …
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