I’ve already recommended a Challies review today. Here are two other very important posts. They’re worth printing out and thinking and reading through about five times each.
I Have a Dream
See Gunny Hartman’s post on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speech. And, maybe take the time to watch the link he gives.
An Important Review from Tim Challies
Tim Challies has reviewed the book, The Shack, by William P. Young. This is an important review for several reasons.
Family Devotions Aren’t that Hard
One of the most valuable things you can do as a family is to spend time together reading the Word of God or a Bible story. It’s not as hard as you might imagine. You can do it in 5 or six minutes.
We Joy, We Had Fun . . .
We are thankful for a great vacation. I did not touch a computer keyboard for a week! The weather was 75-80 every day . . . Just the slightest taste of the New Earth.
Why People Hate Ohio State
Pastor Brian McLaughlin outlines potential reasons for why people despise Ohio State in football. . . I did add some potential other reasons in the comment section.
Going Underground
I’m going underground and looking forward to it. . .
I don’t watch the show 24, but my cousin tells me that Jack goes “underground”: he can’t be contacted.
A Strategy for Next Year
Right now, at the end of the Holiday Season, how do you feel inside? Often at Christmas we sing about joy and peace. Is that where you are at? Do you feel a deep and abiding happiness that survives even difficult times? Do you have the calm assurance that all is well in your life?
Forget Not All His Benefits
If you are a Christian, don’t forget all the benefits of following Christ.
Psalm 103 verses 1 and 2 read,
“Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-(Ps 103:2).”
Plantinga on Peace / Shalom
We are reminded at this time of the year that Christ is the “Prince of Peace.” The biblical concept of peace (shalom) is far richer than our everyday connotations of the word “peace.”
Plantinga writes,