Nehemiah, Rebuilding, Shame, and Joy
Nehemiah is a book about rebuilding, about slow recovery, about the drudging work of God’s people in moving forward after a setback. But its also a book about joy.
Nehemiah is a book about rebuilding, about slow recovery, about the drudging work of God’s people in moving forward after a setback. But its also a book about joy.
A few weeks back I published an article on Christ’s saving work, looking at the various elements in the broader narrative arc that surround his atoning death. I’ve been continuing to reflect on how to...
Read moreThe giving away of good books is a fruitful habit too seldom practiced. And the reading (and re-reading) of old โclassicsโ is an edifying discipline too easily neglected.
“Hey Dad, I canโt see too good, is that Bill Shakespeare over there?โ How might we encourage the aspiring writers among us, if we want to do better than Chris Farley in the famous โvan...
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Read moreEsther and I are headed to Nashville this week for some much needed vacation time. Its been a very full and rewarding summer in the youth ministry. We’ve done several trips and lots of other...
Read moreThe 1973 MacMillan edition of C.S. The Great Divorce quotes Lewis in large font on the back cover of the book as claiming: “Blake wrote of the marriage of Heaven and Hell. . . ....
Read moreThis summer I’ve been deliberately trying to slow down and do some fun reading. I don’t have as much free time for reading these days, but its important to me that reading for fun never...
Read moreEarly on in his masterful book The Cross of Christ John Stott quotes Emil Brunner’s statement: โThe Cross is the sign of the Christian faith, of the Christian church, of the revelation of God in...
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