Good morning from Cork, Ireland. I’m in and around Cork for the next week to speak at a series of events. As always, prayers are appreciated!
Westminster Books has a deep discount on Banick’s Reformed Ethics which is now complete and available in English for the first time.
Today’s Kindle deals include a commentary on Hebrews, a biography of an important character, and a book on politics.
The One Life Dream That Makes a Girl Blush
This is such a good piece of writing from Andrea Burke. “We’ve gone so far down the road of feminism that we’ve forgotten how to proudly be feminine. You want to carry a child in your bones and lay down your life for them for more than 18 years? You want to lay down your life and learn to die to self for the rest of your life? You want to serve someone with all your heart, body, and soul?”
Will I Be Single Forever?
Sharon Mueni writes for those who are single and wondering whether they will be single forever. “Hanging around singles changes with the years. As you climb the age ladder, there is an unspoken question that lingers in most singles’ minds. This question becomes harder to ignore the older you get. It’s a question that sparks fear and anxiety, and therefore should promote a thorough heart check.”
Should I Go to Seminary?
Guy Richard offers counsel for a common question: Should I go to seminary? “My goal in this article, then, is to speak directly to those who are asking whether they should go to seminary. If you were able to meet with me in person, this is the advice that I would offer you.”
How Do I Know if I Am Called to Ministry? (Video)
On a somewhat similar note, here’s Ligon Duncan on the call to ministry.
What It Cost to Redeem Us Is the Clearest Indication of Our Evil’s Depth
Randy Alcorn: “We grasp the horror of human evil only when we focus on God’s standards and on the atonement necessary to satisfy them.”
Don’t Settle for Less Than Treasure in Heaven
Jen Oshman encourages you to refuse to settle for less than treasure in heaven.
Flashback: They Have Not Rejected You, They Have Rejected Me
Today God calls you and me to be his spokespersons to the world. We can learn from Samuel that our task is to faithfully communicate the words God gives us, then to know that those who accept the words are actually accepting God, not us, and that those who reject the words are actually rejecting God, not us.
Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world.
—Francis Schaeffer
