Our friends at 10ofThose are having a nice sale on the new boxset of Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. If you buy one you’ll save a good amount off the list price, but if you buy two the savings increase a whole lot more. It may be a good way to account for two of the people on your Christmas list.
Today’s Kindle deals include a book for apologists, one for evangelists, and one for parents. And more besides all that.
The Finish Comes Fast: Counsel for Running the Race
Tim Keesee tell how he’s running his race with the finish in view. “More than once, I’ve had such close calls with death that I felt the thinness of the wall between this world and the next. Those moments on the edge of my mortality — whether underwater or in a war zone — were at first breathtaking with suddenness and then sobering with what-ifs. But I was too busy living to think much about dying, and soon those close calls were in the rearview mirror.”
The Strength of Gentleness
The world needs more gentle men! “Gentleness is often misunderstood. When we think of a man being gentle, we might picture some guy being weak or timid, but that’s not what gentleness truly means. In fact, gentleness is a strength of character—a willingness to humble ourselves and put others first, even when we have the power to act differently.”
Produce Something Average
I agree with this—that we need to be willing to produce something average if we ever want to create something better than average. “Even if most of what you make is poor, produce enough of it and you’ll find diamonds in the rough. Over time, your average will become excellent. And failing that, what you consider poor might be some people’s version of brilliance.”
To Bless the Lord
I found this a really sweet article in which Melissa Stearns explains what she would say to her husband’s first wife (who died from cancer) if she could. “I’m incredibly thankful to the Lord for allowing me the privilege of stepping in to care for Andy, Evan, and Abi. The Lord gave me the desire of my heart to care for them, and I’m so delighted. Your friends and family have rejoiced with me and my friends and family at God’s plan to put us together. We have a lot of fun. We talk often of you. We rejoice in how the Lord is faithfully caring for us in what is an impossible situation apart from Him.”
CNN Repeats Andy Stanley’s Conference Falsehoods
Alan Shlemon: “Articles like this are an example of the challenge Christians face. Not only are wolves within the church working to lead believers astray, but prominent media sources are repeating the falsehoods of false teachers.”
How to Read and Remember
We don’t need to remember everything we read, but we should remember at least the best of it. To that end, Jonathan offers some helpful tips on retention.
Flashback: Who Are You When Only Your Family Is Looking?
Somehow I can live to impress people I barely know while being apathetic toward people I know the best and whose lives are deeply intertwined with mine. There is something about home life that can breed arrogance and apathy, entitlement and hostility.
We should use all our money for the Lord. This is, we should use all our money in a way that God would approve. In that sense, all of our money is to be given to the Lord. Stewardship is to be total, not partial.
—Wayne Mack
