I had a wonderful time meeting many believers in Albania over the weekend (and meeting some in Croatia and Montenegro immediately prior to that). What a thrill to see and hear what the Lord is up to all around the world.
Today’s Kindle deals include one that looks at Corey Ten Boom’s “silent years.”
(Yesterday on the blog: Comparative Suffering)
What To Do With the Nice Things People Say
Faith Chang: “Because just as we have blindspots that keep us from recognizing our weaknesses, some of us have trouble seeing the good God has entrusted to us and the good he is doing in us. Thus, humility here might look less like deflecting encouragement and more like saying, ‘Perhaps what I am seeing when I look at myself is not the most accurate picture.’ Growth then might begin with learning to believe trustworthy people when they tell us things about ourselves that we wish were true, but we’re not sure are.”
Old Age Syndromes to Avoid
Barbara lists some old age syndromes you will want to avoid.
The amazing navigation skills of the dung beetle
How could you resist clicking when there’s a title like that? This article from Creation.com celebrates the humble (and remarkable) dung beetle.
Needed: 30,000 Books for Groundbreaking African Theological Library
This is a great project that will benefit a great ministry—one I have visited several times and hope to return to this summer.
7 Kinds of Sacrifices
T.M. Suffield: “Getting your head around the sacrificial system in the Old Testament can be difficult. Here’s my attempt to briefly summarise the various sacrifices.”
‘I Will Not Forget You’: Hope in the Grief of Dementia
Kathryn Butler offers hope even in the grief of dementia.
Flashback: The Tone Deaf Singer
You can be utterly tone deaf and sing beautiful music in the ear of God when the gospel is dwelling richly within and when you are singing to exult in the Savior.
What will it profit a man if he silences his adversary and loses that humble spirit in which the Lord delights?
—John Newton
