Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a selection from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: God Has Thrown Some Husks) God Has Something to Say in Your Worship Service This is a key to understanding worship. “The Scriptures … [teach] that worship is not where we gather together to speak about God; rather, worship is where God summons us into his presence in order to speak to us. To be sure, we will speak as well, but only …
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Grace and peace to you today. Today’s Kindle deals include a selection from Crossway. (Yesterday on the blog: God Has Thrown Some Husks) God Has Something to Say in Your Worship Service This is a key to understanding worship. “The Scriptures … [teach] that worship is not where we gather together to speak about God; rather, worship is where God summons us into his presence in order to speak to us. To be sure, we will speak as well, but only …
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Does a story have to be true to serve as an illustration? I don’t think so! And neither did Spurgeon, apparently. I found this illustration in a volume of his sermon notes and rather enjoyed it. (A note in the text says that he drew the illustration from John Spencer.) The Jewish rabbis report (how truly is uncertain) that when Joseph, in the times of plenty, had gathered much corn in Egypt, he threw the chaff into the river Nile, …
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Today’s Kindle deals include a couple of newer books and a selection of older ones. Todd Friel’s Wretched is having a big sale on their digital and streaming products. (Yesterday on the blog: Joni’s Songs of Suffering) Every Step (Video) I’m really enjoying this new song from CityAlight. Speaking of which, there’s a new CityAlight album available now. The Bible in English Stephen Nichols has put together a helpful little introduction to the history of the Bible in English. Despite …
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This week’s Free Stuff Friday is sponsored by Christian Focus Publications. They are giving away five copies of Angels: When Heaven Meets Earth by Tim Chester. Nearly eight in ten Americans believe in angels. Even among those who never attend church it’s four out of ten. In the United Kingdom one in three people believe they have a guardian angel. You may well be one of them. Every tenth person in your street or workplace thinks they may have seen …
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