It is Monday, January 4. And right now, at this very moment, God is on his throne. Don’t we all need to be reminded of that from time to time?
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No One Loved Himself Like Jesus
I appreciate some of the careful distinctions Mark Jones makes in this article about Jesus’ self-love. “Some of the greatest gifts God gave to humanity have been skewed horribly with the entrance of sin. The love of self after the fall is a complex idea for us as Christians to understand. We are inundated constantly with unbelieving philosophies of self-advancement, self-esteem, self-fulfillment, self-actualization, self-gratification, self-esteem, and more, and we often run in the opposite direction. But we have to be careful.”
The Riches of the Cross for the Poorest of the City
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Insects in Flight (Slow Motion)
This is a really neat video of different insects flying in super slow motion. God is extremely creative!
2020 Hindsight: The Astronomy Year in Review
From insects to stars! Here, from Answers in Genesis, is a roundup of some of the interesting astronomical news from 2020.
Grace Gives Us a New Way to Live
Paul Tripp: “You will never understand your struggle with sin unless you grasp that, at its very bottom, sin is a heart problem. It’s not first a problem of bad behavior, although it always goes there. It’s not first an external temptation problem, although it causes us to give in to temptation’s draw. It’s not first a location or situation problem, although it expresses itself there. Sin is a matter of the heart. Let me explain what this means.”
Will 2021 Be A Year of Victory? It Depends What You Desire…
Though this article is written within a Ghanaian context, its lessons apply far more widely.
Hang in There, Pastors! You Are Needed Now More Than Ever!
This may be encouraging to pastors who are struggling through these difficult days.
Flashback: Reveling in Wrath
As we look at a society that is demanding the right to practice every evil deed, a society that is rejoicing in what the Bible describes as the darkest evil, we see evidence that God is loosening his grip, pushing the boat away from shore.
When life feels out of control, it’s good to celebrate God’s authority.
—Mark Vroegop
