Good morning. May the Lord be with you and bless you today.
Logos is hosting their annual 12 Days of Logos sale. There are some good deals to be had: the NICOT Heritage Collection, Word Biblical Commentary, and more.
I continue to look for new Kindle deals every day. There is a lot more in the general market than the Christian market at the moment.
Engage Bespoke Spirituality
Mark Legg writes about engaging the various bespoke spiritualities that are so common today. “I often encountered the view of faith sometimes called ‘bespoke spirituality,’ a way of engaging with religion by picking and choosing beliefs and practices that ‘vibe’ with you personally.”
Top 10 YouTubes of 2024
I always enjoy Denny Burk’s top 10 YouTubes of the year that was.
Am I Overusing Bible Commentaries?
John Piper answers a question about the use and/or overuse of Bible commentaries. “The best teacher I ever had told us, ‘Don’t read commentaries for their conclusions. Read them for their arguments.’ Now that transformed the way I read everything. In other words, if you’re going to seek help in getting an answer from a commentary, make sure you are letting the commentary help you think about how to find the answer, not replace your thinking with their thinking and their answer.”
A Dozen Practical Ways to Evangelize
Paul Schlehlein offers a dozen practical ways to evangelize the lost. “The Bible says: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news.’ Scripture commands Christians to tell others about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Here are a dozen practical ways to do this.”
You’ll Never Really Settle In
“Whenever I moved somewhere new, the question: ‘How are you settling in?’ used to bother me. What do you mean by that—the relationships? That our toilets are working? Figuring out where to buy your produce? Over time I’ve capitulated, and now I use the question like everybody else, as a default. The open-endedness of the question isn’t a flaw, it’s a feature.”
The Advent of Expectancy
“When William Carey preached on Isaiah 54:2 in 1792 little did he know that his sermon application would catapult him from being a shoemaker in rural England to laying the groundwork for India’s national renaissance. Carey’s slogan was simple: Expect great things. Attempt great things. His optimism was not merely self-help or the power of positive thinking.”
Flashback: A Supreme Yearning To Be a Blessing
As I’ve considered the year that is almost upon us, I have been helped by this prayer from John MacArthur’s At the Throne of Grace. I think you’ll enjoy it too.
Before a sunset or a mountain range or a painting or a song can be relished as beautiful, our souls have to awaken to true beauty. The cross is real beauty. Everything else is reflection. Can you ‘see’ it?
—Steve DeWitt
