Today’s Kindle deals include Gavin Ortlund’s excellent The Art of Disagreeing. Be sure to also consider Poythress’ Biblical Typology and Stark’s The Secret Place of Thunder.
(Yesterday on the blog: Do You Board First or Last?)
Save the Fox, Kill the Fetus
Carl Trueman: “Question: Why do babies in the womb have fewer rights than vermin? Answer: Because men can buy Viagra over the counter. Yes, this sounds at best like a piece of muddled confusion, but welcome to the world of left-wing thinking, where logic is irrelevant and morality is a mélange of whatever suits the progressive palate. Let me explain.”
Things I Love to Hear in the Prayer Meeting
Jacob names some of the things that he loves to hear in the prayer meeting.
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Four Unexpected Traits of Great Writers and Artists
Nicholas found himself wondering what makes for great artistry or writing prowess. In this article, he shares some of what he found along the way.
When Productivity Replaces Trust
Staci describes those times we, in essence, write “checks our bodies can’t cash. We are trying to satisfy our own desires, whether it be the desire for pleasure and comfort, or the desire for recognition and admiration. We are continually putting ourselves on the throne that only God can occupy.”
The Silent Killer: Comfort
Dustin warns that comfort can become a kind of silent killer in our lives. “Comfort is a silent killer because, if left unchecked, it erodes discipline, which leads to both physical and spiritual consequences. Discipline helps us set goals, stay focused, and do the hard work necessary to achieve them. Seeking comfort, by contrast, encourages laziness and undermines progress.”
Brace Yourself for the AI Tsunami
Peggy Noonan, always a thought-provoking writer, warns that we had all better brace ourselves for the AI tsunami.
Flashback: Building Churches Out of Other Churches
…growing through transfers can mimic growing through evangelism. And if the Reformed tradition already struggles with faithfully sharing the gospel compared to many others—and I think it does—we need to doubly guard ourselves against being content to add members without baptisms, to add seats without salvations, to grow without evangelism.
I grant you that true repentance is never too late, but I warn you at the same time, late repentance is seldom true.
—J.C. Ryle
