I had a great week away last week. We rented a little cottage by a lake and pretty much just sat there together for seven days. It was just what the doctor ordered. And now, back to work… There are a few new Kindle deals for you to take a look at. (Yesterday on the blog: If Ever I Have Longed for My Bed After a Long Journey…) Faith Seeking Understanding: Thinking Theologically About Racial Tensions Kevin DeYoung has kicked …
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Yesterday I returned from a journey. It was not a particularly long one—just a week at a little vacation home five hours away. But even at the end of a relatively short journey, it was a joy to return to my home, to my place, to my bed. And it got me thinking about this prayer from Philip Doddridge. It’s a powerful prayer of praise and worship that is drawn from that wonderful collection of prayers Piercing Heaven. My God, …
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For the past week I’ve been on vacation and all the posts were queued up in advance so I could rest (except for yesterday’s—I just couldn’t help myself). My gratitude goes to Westminster Books for sponsoring the blog this week. Sponsors keep the site going! (Yesterday on the blog: Are Churches “A Major Source of Coronavirus Cases?” Hey, did you notice the Times changed the headline to the far more accurate “Churches Were Eager to Reopen. Now They Are Confronting Coronavirus …
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This week the blog has been sponsored by Westminster Bookstore, and they are now offering a giveaway to the readers of this site. At the Westminster Bookstore, we are committed to distributing biblically faithful books to God’s people from Kindergarten to MDiv. In that spirit, we wanted to give away a bundle of our bestsellers of 2020 (so far) — 15 books valued at over $400. The resources in our giveaway are: The Wonderful Works of God Gentle and Lowly: …
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The New York Times recently ran a column headlined “Churches Were Eager to Reopen. Now They Are a Major Source of Coronavirus Cases.” The lede is alarming: “The virus has infiltrated Sunday services, church meetings and youth camps. More than 650 cases have been linked to reopened religious facilities.” Here’s how the story begins: Weeks after President Trump demanded that America’s shuttered houses of worship be allowed to reopen, new outbreaks of the coronavirus are surging through churches across the …
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