May the Lord be with you and bless you on this fine day.
There’s a whole list of Kindle deals to browse through today. More than usual even!
(Yesterday on the blog: When You Want It More Than They Do)
Why Everyone Knowing Everything About You Can Be a Good Thing
“Nothing is hidden in our world today. All your data—all the silly, sweet, and sinful things you’ve ever searched or said—is stored in the ‘clouds.’ But it’s also stored on the earth. It’s recorded with your ever-listening, ever-seeing smartphone; it’s attached to your countless ‘private’ profiles; it’s preserved by Google, Apple, Meta, Amazon, and OpenAI, stashed on multiple continents in humongous futuristic warehouses constructed specifically to store, analyze, and monetize your data.”
The Splendor of Gray Hairs
Here’s one for those of us who are getting a little bit on in years. “Another year older, another year wiser! I hear this more often on my birthdays now, and it’s probably just a nice way for people to say I’m getting older. But there is biblical truth here…”
What Is the Meaning of “Vanity” in Ecclesiastes?
Daniel Estes tries to solve the meaning of Ecclesiastes: “But when we examine the evidence carefully, we learn that hevel in Ecclesiastes can mean several things. In a general sense, it is best translated as ‘enigmatic’ or ‘puzzling.’”
In Adoption, Only Jesus Is the Hero
“‘I think the Lord is asking us to be her parents, not just her sponsors.’ I cannot remember now who said it first. My husband and I both sensed the Spirit like a rushing river—the smiling little girl on our fridge was going to be our daughter.”
Since Satan Knows the Ultimate Outcome of God’s Plan, Why Does He Continue Opposing God?
Randy Alcorn answers a good question here: If Satan is familiar with the Bible, and knows what John wrote in Revelation, why does he bother when he knows the ultimate outcome?
Two Questions to Ask During Your Test of Adversity
Dave Harvey: “One day I was sitting in our family room with my wife, reading. At one point she heard water running in the basement and asked who was in the basement shower. I said I didn’t know and went back to reading. Moments later, a stray thought pierced my consciousness, yanking me out of book-land and back into the real world of home ownership: Wait a minute; we don’t have a basement shower!“
Flashback: What We Cannot Escape
In all our sorrows and all our afflictions, in our trials and all our losses, we can have confidence that God never means to destroy us and never means to ultimately harm us…It is always his will that we pass through these fires refined but unburned, purified but unharmed, sanctified but unscarred. For God uses them all for good.
God has linked together holiness and happiness; and what God has joined together we must not think to put asunder.
—J.C. Ryle
