I have often said that I don’t know what I think or what I believe until I write about it. Writing is how I reflect, how I meditate, how I chart life’s every journey. In the waning weeks of 2020 my dear son Nick passed away very suddenly and very unexpectedly. And when that sorrow was still new in my heart, when the tears were still fresh in my eyes, when I barely knew up from down and here from …
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There is once again a sale on some new kids’ books at Westminster Books. Today’s Kindle deals include one single solitary book. (Yesterday on the blog: The Dead Seriousness of Careless Words) The Blessing of Rest “Because of the way I am wired I have always viewed rest as weakness and a colossal waste of my time. Why should I have to spend such a large chunk of every day doing nothing when there are books and articles to write, …
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A technician for an airline neglected to check the logs from previous flights and therefore failed to take action on a control problem that had recurred multiple times over the past days. His carelessness was one of the factors that led to the plane crashing on a subsequent flight. An engineer failed to set the brakes on parked tanker cars which soon begin to roll of their own accord until, out of control, they skipped the tracks and exploded. His …
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Good morning! May the Lord be with you and bless you on this fine day. There are some really good Kindle deals today that include A Puritan Theology and Stott’s study of the Beatitudes. Recovering an Erased Gospel “Two hundred years ago, a nobleman on the Greek island of Zakynthos presented a visiting British soldier with a handwritten copy of the readings from the Greek gospels used in church services. On his return to London, General Colin Macaulay gave this manuscript, Codex …
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Yesterday we made the long drive from Louisville back to Canada and are once again settled into home. The newlyweds, meanwhile, headed off on what I pray will be a joyful honeymoon. Between getting home and calling it a night I did have time to dig up a few new Kindle deals. Westminster Book is offering a great deal on what they’re calling Bavinck’s Christianity 101. (Yesterday on the blog: Who You Most Truly Are — A Wedding Speech for Abby and …
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