Monthly Archives for March 2009
Finding Joy in Adversity
Are you going through a tough time? Be helped by reading this solid, short article by C.J. Mahaney, Finding Joy in Adversity.
Nothing to Prove
“You don’t have anything to prove to us or the world. The work is finished at Calvary, and that work has unlimited meaning and value. Keep your focus there.” -Jack Miller HT: Dash
The Gospel Coalition Conference: Who’s Going?
By the end of the week I’ll have my plane ticket booked for The Gospel Coalition Conference. This is going to be a great few days in Chicago. While there I’ll also be attending the Band of Bloggers meeting, the … Continue reading
Jesus Drains the Cup
“For the people of God, we see an entirely different outcome. Each time God is angry with his people, something happens so that they do not bear its full weight. Sacrifices are offered as atonement. Moses prays, intercedes, and asks … Continue reading
Eutychus Forum: Ben Patterson Interview
My pastors during my college years, Reed & Steve Jolley of Santa Barbara Community Church, have launched a new interview series, Eutychus Forum. The format is modeled after Mark Dever’s 9marks interviews. So far my favorite interview is with Ben … Continue reading
Act on the Faith God Gives You
“…you need to act on the faith God gives you. When some people hear how much God does to change people, they wrongly believe that they contribute nothing to their own lives. This is almost as dangerous as thinking you … Continue reading
Too Much Input
“In the context of stress, the great paradox of the modern age may be that there is not more hardship, just more news–and too much of it. The 24/7 streaming torrent of tragedy and demands flashing at us from an … Continue reading
Most Impressionable Years
“Give me the children until they are seven and anyone may have them afterwards.” St. Francis Xavier
SPARK
If you’re in to this kind of thing, I found fascinating John J. Ratey’s, SPARK: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. Building off neurological research of the past few decades that reveals the plasticity of the human … Continue reading