Good morning! May God bless and keep you through this weekend. Today’s Kindle deals include a list of classics, a biography, and whatever else I can find in the morning. (Yesterday on the blog: Only the Christian Faith Begins At the Top) What a World Ours Will Be John Piper ponders heaven: “At the second coming of Christ, the people of God will see the risen King in his power and great glory. They will be changed instantly into sinless …
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Though few tools are simpler than a plumb line, few are more effective at their task. A plumb line is simply a pointed weight—a plumb bob, or plummet, if you prefer—that has been suspended from a cord. The bob dangles from the cord and, through the consistent downward pull of gravity, establishes a vertical reference. Since time immemorial—ancient Egypt at least—a plumb line has been used to establish verticality for walls, towers, castles, and other structures. If you make a …
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May the God of peace be with you today. On sale this week at Westminster Books is the excellent book Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth. A Spectacle Unto Angels “The way we talk about those living in Everlasting Rest can convince us that an impenetrable divide exists between them and us. They have gone to be with the Lord. They have departed. Their eyes behold the King, face to face, in all His beauty—how could they turn away? This is all true. Yet …
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Good morning! The God of love and peace be with you today. Today Crossway has a nice long list of theological books on sale for Kindle. (Yesterday on the blog: Little Seeds that Split Great Rocks) Manhood & Womanhood Affirmations and Denials The elders of Bethlehem Baptist Church have released a couple of interesting documents. The first is a series of affirmations and denials related to manhood and womanhood and the second related to ethnic harmony. Pastors are Paid to …
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In the warmth of a Canadian summer, in the reaches of a distant forest, a maple seed falls from the sky. This seed, called a samara, is a masterpiece of design that looks and behaves much like the blades of a tiny helicopter. As it falls through the air it spins, and this spinning action generates lift, and this lift keeps it aloft long enough to fall far from the smothering shade of its parent tree. As that seed helicopters …
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