Do you weep over your sin? There must be some things in life that bring you to tears, but is your sin one of them? We would all do well to consider these powerful words from Thomas Watson’s The Godly Man’s Picture for he warns “how far are they from being godly who scarce ever shed a tear for sin” and goes on to explain the beauty and necessity of repentance. How far are they from being godly who scarce …
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Today marks my 22nd wedding anniversary, though Aileen and I are 550 miles apart! In fact, this is the first of our anniversaries we’ve ever spent away from one another (since I’m still quarantining with my kids in Kentucky)! One week to go… There’s a pretty good list of Kindle deals today, especially as Saturdays go. (Yesterday on the blog: Sometimes “Love Your Enemy” Means “Love Your Spouse”) Culture Check: The Welcome This is a good reflection on gospel doctrine …
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One of the most difficult and most counter-cultural things Jesus calls us to do is to love our enemies—to do unto others as we could have them do to us (Luke 6:31). We are to treat others in the way we would wish to be treated, for the mark of true love is that it is selfless—it acts not first for the good of self but for the good of the other. To make sure we understand what this true …
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Today’s Kindle deals include a few good titles, though many of them go on sale quite often. Sinclair Fergusons To Seek and to Save is, of course, worth checking out. Westminster Books has a deal on volumes of the ESV Expository Commentary which is establishing itself as an excellent series. It’s Ok To Disagree Sometimes “Disagreement is often a good thing. Not overt division and infighting, but disagreement. I am painfully aware that if I got my way on every …
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I’ve come to day 6 of my first 14-day quarantine. I’ve been writing lots, but also reading some excellent pre-pub books: Cynical Theories (Helen Pluckrose & James Lindsay), Live Not by Lies (Rod Dreher), and The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self (Carl Trueman). Each is compelling in its own way, and each helps explain the world we now live in. I was able to track down just one Kindle deal today, but it’s a good one at least. …
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