God bless you as you serve him today and worship him tomorrow!
There’s a nice combination of older and newer books in today’s list of Kindle deals.
(Yesterday on the blog: Hymns in Hard Places)
Is Disability Normal?
“We … can sometimes be confused about how disability impacts life in this world. But it’s only when we understand how Western society views disability, and how this contrasts with the Bible’s view, that we can begin to better understand the experience of disability and more effectively include people with disabilities in the church.”
What Should We Make of Healing Ministries?
John Piper considers healing ministries in this episode of Ask Pastor John.
Nothing is Too Hard for God
Lauren Washer: “I turn to the last page in my prayer journal for the assigned day, and continue praying. Friends, family, the world, my own heart—there are so many burdens to carry to the Lord. My heart feels heavy, my mind and soul are weak. As I pour out my heart and intercede for the needs of others, the Spirit whispers to my soul: Nothing is too difficult for me.”
The Presence of Joy, Even in the Midst of Tears
“A common thought is that joy and happiness are one in the same. And it’s true that there are several places in the Bible where the word joy is used as a synonym for happiness or gladness. But there is a deeper meaning to biblical joy that is different from happiness because joy is not dependent on our circumstances.”
Are You Principled or Just a Contentious Jerk?
“The apostle Paul says ‘an overseer must be … not quarrelsome’ (1 Tim. 3:2–3). Yet in my experience, quarrelsome people often hide behind the excuse, ‘I’m just principled’ or ‘I’m standing up for the truth when no one else will.’”
What does it mean to have free will?
Here’s an answer from Stephen Nichols and Robert Godfrey.
Flashback: To Be Looked Through, Not Looked At
In all areas of life the Christian is to be that set of spectacles that allows people to see something beyond, something better, something greater. The Christian is to point to Christ and do to this he needs to be looked through, not at.
They that know God will be humble. They that know themselves cannot be proud.
—John Flavel
