Gospel Prism

UPDATE 1: The “somebody near and dear to me” is my Dad. Thanks to all who have asked and are praying.
UPDATE 2: I have heard from/about 6 people just today (6/24) who have been affected by the Piper/Powlison piece referred to below. Do yourself a favor: read this piece NOW. You might not need it [...]

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Do you remember when the Pharisees demanded of Jesus, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you”?  What they wanted was a quick fix on decision-making.  They didn’t want to examine the Scriptures to see if Jesus truly did fulfill the prophecies about the coming Messiah.  Instead, they demanded a sign.
And here was Jesus’ [...]

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Well, it looks like Canada is trying to pass a No-Spanking law that will get parents thrown in jail if they should attempt to physically discipline their children. Usually what happens in Canada tends to flow south eventually. Canada’s universal health care system will probably become an American reality, especially if the Democrats [...]

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Elisabeth, may you be a woman one day who is fears the Lord and thus, is to be praised.

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So now it’s me and my brother-in-law (SuYoung) who have set a goal of 100 pushups by the end of summer. Anyone else want in?
1. Sam Shin
2. SuYoung Kim
3. Steve Kim
4. Luke Shiras
5. Brandon
So if you have said yes, you need to do the test. Which is, how many pushups can you do [...]

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When the Bible was being translated in the vernacular, the Roman Catholic Church deemed such translations to be a very dangerous thing.  Diarmaid MaCullough noted in his book The Reformation:
Pope Paul V was perfectly serious when in 1606 he furiously confronted the Venetian ambassador with the rhetorical question ‘Do you not know that so much [...]

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SGM Blog has a great podcast on fighting for joy.  It’s good to know that people like CJ Mahaney actually has to fight for joy like the rest of us:
It’s a fight each and every day. So this is not a natural disposition that one possesses. Each day sin will be opposing the experience and [...]

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I’ve almost completed J. I. Packer’s book, Guard Us, Lead Us (Justin Buzzard first pointed me to this book) which has some really wonderful kernels of wisdom on this often discussed subject.  Here’s one really helpful quote:
The decisive moments in human lives are the moments of decision and commitment whereby we embrace a course of [...]

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Does God want us to love our jobs? That often seems to be the conclusion that so many have regarding their work. After all, God wouldn’t want me to have difficulty, strife, hardship, challenges in work, would He? So usually, the logic goes like this:
1. God wants me to be happy.
2. I hate my [...]

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Every church member needs to read this.

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