A La Carte (July 27)

Good morning from Seoul, South Korea. I am very glad to be here and look forward to visiting Yullin Church throughout the weekend. Here’s a nice little deal from 10ofThose: They are offering both volumes in my devotional series for a combined $19.99. That deal won’t last long. So far I’ve dug up two new Kindle deals but am about to go searching to find more. (Yesterday on the blog: Love Keeps No Record of Rights) What Is Sloth? Now there’s a theological term you don’t hear very often anymore. “When was the last time you repented of sloth as a sin? Maybe never. Should sloth even be a sin on your radar as something for which Jesus died, something for which we should repent?” You Don’t Know When Your Last Sermon Will Be Here’s a look at some of the final sermons from some well-known preachers of days gone by. The Sheep Don’t Know “A cliff rises above the sea, jagged, wild, immovable. The waves, far below, break against it with noisy violence. This is where the ocean ends and the patchwork fields begin, suddenly. In the fields, there are sheep. As I walk past, one of them looks up at me as he chews a disinterested mouthful of grass. He has eyes, so he can see the same view I see. He has ears, so he can hear the waves, and the gulls crying out above him.” On Preparing Yourself for Corporate Worship It is such a difference-maker when you prepare yourself for … Continue reading A La Carte (July 27)