There are some topics that are relevant to only some Christians and a few topics that are relevant to all. One of those universal topics is finances, for each of us is entrusted with money and needs to learn to steward it well. Each of us is responsible for the ways we handle our money and accountable for the ways we mishandle it. Though Christians are well-served with books on the subject, we can always use more, for over time …
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Good morning! The God of love and peace be with you today. There are a couple of Kindle deals on the list for now. I’ll look for more in the morning. There is a pretty clear theme through the different links I bookmarked yesterday and included today. It shouldn’t be hard to spot it… The Good Name of Our Neighbor Richard Holdeman cautions against speaking rashly of others. “Fellow believers in the church can be very careless with regard to …
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Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. With all the interest in Jordan Peterson and what seems to be a growing interest in Jesus, I commend Myth and Meaning in Jordan Peterson, a fascinating book that examines his thought through a Christian lens. (Yesterday on the blog: Why Do We Add To Our Trouble?) Sometimes the Best Explanation Is ‘Forgive Me’ “Sin infects our syntax. It corrodes our word choice. We let …
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The road is narrow. The path is long. The way is rough. Yet God has called each one of us to run the race of the Christian life. Our every step in this great race is taken in the presence of deadly enemies, our every stride opposed by the world, the flesh, and the devil. The devil’s fiery darts always threaten to harm us, the heart’s evil longings to distract us, the world’s glittering enticements to persuade us to drop …
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Good morning! Grace and peace to you today. This week’s special from Westminster Books is 50% off the excellent new biography of R.C. Sproul, which I reviewed here. A Catechism on Brotherly Kindness This is an excellent brief catechism on brotherly kindness. “Q. What cools Affection many a time among good men? A. Their affections are often cooled by their differing in some points more remote from the vitals of Christianity; or perhaps their different ways of expressing the same …
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