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- 04/29/11
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Ringold, GA - My sister and her family live in Ringgold, GA, a town flattened by a tornado. We’re praising God that he saw fit to keep the family and their home safe. The Big Picture has photos of the destruction in other southern towns. The size and scope of this disaster is just shocking to me.
Potential Solutions - Zach offers up some potential solutions to the critiques offered by Carl Trueman related to pastors being celebrities.
$5 Fridays - Ligonier has a few excellent deals in this week’s $5 Friday, including books and teaching series by R.C. Sproul. It’s a good day to stock up on some of these for your church library.
Commentaries for Sale - RHB has the Reformed Expository Commentaries on sale. They are great commentaries for pastors and laypersons alike.
Urban Legends - Trevin Wax offers up a good list of urban legends that preachers (and the rest of us) need to stop stating as truth.
Expository Preaching - The Crossway blog excerpts a list of tips for expository preachers. The list comes from a book written by Alistair Begg.
The Light of the World - How had I never come across this song before?
When we learn to hold the world with a loose grip we are learning to take hold of the world to come with a firm grip. —Sinclair Ferguson
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Comments (6)
Glad to hear your sister and her family are okay! I live in south-central Pennsylvania, and this storm even spun off several tornadoes near us. I’ve never seen anything like it!
Hey Tim,My family and I were driving from Florida to Nashville and “just happened” to stop near Ringgold GA — a few miles south in Dalton GA, at the Days Inn. It was an awful storm, tornadoes north and south of us, but Dalton was spared. The devastation at Ringgold, as we drove by slowing on the highway, the business area — and a hotel were seriously wrecked. And to think we could’ve stopped there instead of an exit or two south. I was surprised how little the national media covered this whole tornado outbreak. So many lives lost, and communities hurt. Our prayers are with the people of Ringgold. They will need a lot of help.
Thankful for your sisters and family’s safety and praying for those who have lost loved ones in this devastating series of storms. May God be a refuge for those effected . Heartbreaking , truly heartbreaking .
I live in Dalton and saw firsthand the destruction in Ringgold, we had some people in our church affected by the storm. Alabama also needs prayer…
I couldn’t get the link you titled “The Big Picture” to work. I’m not sure if that’s due to something on my end, or a faulty link.
I enjoyed the Urban Legends post though. Interesting thoughts in there.
My brother lives in Pleasant Grove, Alabama, adjacet to Concord shown in the first photo. Pleasant Grove is much less pleasant now. This destruction is extremely wide spread across North Alabama, parts of Mississippi and NW Georgia. The Tuscaloosa tornado is the same one that hit Concord/Pleasant Grove/Pratt City, Alabama and tracked on to Ringgold. It is already being called the longest track tornado in recorded history.
Tim, just as with your sister, God spared my brother, his family and home as well as my daughter who is a student at the University of Alabama. But, this devistation is hard to deal with.