Weekend A La Carte (November 20)

Good morning! May you taste and see that the Lord is good this weekend. Westminster Books has a good deal on the excellent Two Ways To Live. Today’s Kindle deals include quite a number of academic books and classics. (Yesterday on the blog: Set Loose in a Mud Pit) While Waiting for Flight 6072 Andrée Seu Peterson writes about redeeming the time spent waiting for a flight. Refreshed In Chains “The Bible is far from barren prose on ancient parchment. Instead it ripples with life, it rises and falls with the breath of God, it ebbs and flows as the Spirit wields it with surgical precision.” So says, and proves, Chris Thomas. The Surprising Gift of A Child’s Prayer It’s simple and sweet, this one. The People Who Talk about Death “We are the people who talk about death. Though I doubt many of us think of Christianity that way. Our whole message centres on death: a single death and the defeat of Death through it.” How to Be Less Thankful Here’s a backward look at Thanksgiving. “If you’ve had enough of the thanksgiving police bullying you into a humble posture, this article is for you. Read on for some tried and true methods for growing in thanklessness.” Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing It’s good to be reminded of this. “We will be afflicted, we will be perplexed, we will be persecuted, we will be struck down, but we will not be crushed, we will not be driven to despair, we will not be forsaken, and … Continue reading Weekend A La Carte (November 20)