There may be no language as quirky and irregular as English, nor any language whose words can have such varied meanings and whose letters can be pronounced in such a multitude of ways. That’s the premise behind this old poem I stumbled upon in an old anthology. It it titled, rather unimaginatively, “The English Language.” It’s a good and fun one to read aloud. A pretty deer is dear to me, A hare with downy hair: I love a hart …
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May you know God’s sweetest blessings this weekend. I want to extend my gratitude to TMAI for sponsoring the blog this week. I encourage you to get your free devotional today! There is a very substantial list of Kindle deals today. (Yesterday on the blog: Devotionals I Recommend for a New Year) The Fellowship of the Ring is the Most Important Movie of My Lifetime Samuel James explains what The Fellowship of the Ring meant to him and to an entire generation. The …
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This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by The Master’s Academy International (TMAI), who also sponsored the blog this week. While supplies last, they are giving away free copies of Declaring His Glory Among the Nations: Daily Scripture Meditations from Pastors Around the World. This year-round devotional is the fruit of TMAI’s longstanding commitment to help train indigenous church leaders around the world. Over 200 authors from TMAI’s faculty and graduate bodies—representing 15 countries and nearly as many languages—came together …
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With 2021 quickly waning, many of us are beginning to think about a devotional approach for the year ahead. Some are looking for a resource that will serve as the main component of their devotions and others for something that will be merely supplementary. Either way, I’ve collected some of the resources I most recommend and hope you find something here that will serve you as you devote yourself to reading the Word of God in 2022. Full-Year Devotionals Truth …
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The Lord be with you and bless you today. Eyes to the sky Janie B. Cheaney: “I’m ashamed to admit it. I know the Bible is true, that all came to pass as it’s recorded, that Jesus Christ walked this earth and changed history forever, and that the Holy Spirit continues to act in my life and others’. Prayers of gratitude come easily when times are good, and prayers of petition when they aren’t. But ‘Come, Lord Jesus’ feels as …
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