May the Lord be with you and bless you today.
Today’s Kindle deals include a collection by Daniel Doriani. I’d definitely recommend his books Work and The New Man. David Murray’s The Happy Christian is also a great pick.
(Yesterday on the blog: What Grieves the Heart of God?)
Good Night, My Son
This is a moving piece from Conrad Mbewe: “Thursday, November 16, 2023 — one year ago today — will be etched in my memory as the night that started the journey of my worst fears: losing a family member to the cold hand of death.”
When You Long for Justice
This article is also very moving as Lara describes her longing for justice following sexual assault. “As I walked out of the video recording room in the police station, so many thoughts assailed my weary mind that it felt like radio static. My oppressor could get jail time t-boned thoughts like They probably think you’re a stupid, weak, silly woman while What have I done? collided front-on with both and There’s no going back rear-ended them.”
10 Mistakes I Made as a Theological Student
“People tend to perceive Bible college students as especially holy. But, unfortunately, anyone who has been to Bible college can attest to the fact that we’re fallible, foolish sinners. This article covers 10 mistakes theological students make, most of which I myself am guilty of to greater and lesser degrees. Perhaps you’re considering theological studies. If you do, you will have a far richer experience if you learn, as I did, to avoid these common mistakes.”
Daughter of Encouragement
God is good to give us grandmothers in the faith. “How can it be that God is so gracious to give us grandmothers like these who adopt us into their hearts? Grandmothers who soothe us with their precious words, who will pour out their blessings on children who technically belong to someone else? Only he could design something so beautiful as the church, a place where family ties are wrapped up in who he is, not who was born to whom.”
Love’s Surprising Journey
Casey McCall writes about love’s surprising journey. “When we hear that God is love, we just slide God into our preconceived category. If God is love, we wrongly assume, then he must conform to my understanding of love. This kind of reasoning is how we get statements like, ‘If God was loving, he would never do that,’ or, ‘As long as two people love one another, we should let them do whatever they want.’”
Understanding the Dangers of Disordered Love
Peter Witkowski: “Romantic love can prove deadly. Though western society views our internal longing for sexual fulfillment as the ultimate expression of meaning, the Bible portrays humanity’s unredeemed passion for sex outside of marriage as disordered and broken.”
Flashback: A Prayer for Times of Anxiety
“When I am weary, you are rest, a shadow from the heat and a shelter from the storm. When I am weak, you are the Lord Jehovah in whom is everlasting strength.”
What I have found of God in Jesus Christ is so wonderful, I am eager for others to know it too—and to know him.
—C.H. Spurgeon
