May you know the Lord’s sweet blessings as you serve and worship him this weekend. Logos has lots of great material from Zondervan on sale, including the excellent ZECNT/ZECOT series. I’m very grateful to AGTV for sponsoring the blog this week with news of their excellent and expanding programming. (Yesterday on the blog: When Prayer Is a Struggle) After Mars Hill And John Wayne This is a good reminder of simple truths. “Evangelicals over the last decade have done a poor job of sticking to the centre of the road with respect to marital sexuality. The abuses and excesses being detailed in exposés like ‘Jesus And John Wayne’ and ‘The Rise And Fall Of Mars Hill’ have launched a (predictable) overreaction among some, leaving many confused as to what the Bible does, in fact, say about proper, kind, and loving sexual conduct within marriage.” God Scares Me to Death “God is sovereign. He does as he pleases. This comforts some people—and terrifies others.” I understand this fear very well. Is “Beloved” Still a Word? (Video) I don’t completely agree with Bill Mounce here, but I do think he raises some interesting points about words that have begun to get a bit antiquated in English (and without a suitable replacement). Cathedral Feels I enjoyed and benefitted from this one. “Cathedrals were designed to invoke a sense of awe and wonder. Cathedrals are intended to move within the worshiper, an internal sense of smallness in contrast to the grandeur of God. Surely, in your travels, some of … Continue reading Weekend A La Carte (September 4)