I hope you enjoy

An odd combination of Reformed theology posts, Bob Dylan out takes, gluten-free recipes, thoughts of mine, and anything else I find interesting on the interwebs. I hope you enjoy.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

God's Sovereign Mercy | Reformed Bible Studies & Devotionals at Ligonier.org

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/gods-sovereign-mercy/

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The Top 10 Solo Guitar Records Of 2016 : All Songs Considered : NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/12/30/507425674/the-top-10-solo-guitar-records-of-2016

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Watch "PBS - Martin Luther – Complete documentary. (Parts 1 & 2)" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/fp77mcJKsIk

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All Will Be Well | Mondo Quinn

https://mondoquinn.bandcamp.com/track/all-will-be-well

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90 Days in John 14-17, Romans, James: Wisdom for the Christian life

https://www.amazon.com/Days-John-14-17-Romans-James/dp/1784981222

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Bob Dylan – Going, Going, Gone | NSF

http://www.needsomefun.net/bob-dylan-going-going-gone/

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Watch "The Earths Chronology John MacArthur" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/p02UhI0WIYU

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Best Jazz of 2016

http://www.udiscovermusic.com/playlists/best-jazz-of-2016

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Watch "Steven Lawson: The Daring Mission of William Tyndale" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/T48ZVtcdEHM

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Wednesday, December 28, 2016

The Doctrines of Grace: When You Have Turned Again - Place for Truth

http://www.placefortruth.org/blog/doctrines-grace-when-you-have-turned-again

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10 Outstanding Theologians (of Whom You May Not Have Ever Heard) | The Christward Collective

http://www.alliancenet.org/christward/10-outstanding-theologians-of-whom-you-may-not-have-ever-heard#.WGRmzCNOnqA

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Reformed Theology & John 3:16 by Burk Parsons

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/reformed-theology-john-316/

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A Puritan's Mind » Limited Atonement – compiled by Dr. C. Matthew McMahon

http://www.apuritansmind.com/tulip/limited-atonement-compiled-by-dr-c-matthew-mcmahon/

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3 Truths to Fight Pastoral Despair

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/3-truths-to-fight-pastoral-despair

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90 Days in John 14-17, Romans, James: Wisdom for the Christian life

https://www.amazon.com/Days-John-14-17-Romans-James/dp/1784981222

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The Reformed Pub » 10 Things I Didn’t Understand Before I was Reformed

http://reformedpub.com/10-things-i-didnt-understand-before-i-was-reformed/

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In a Family, Parents' Relationship Comes First

http://www.parentguru.com/articles/view/1727?return=%2F

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Monday, December 26, 2016

All About... Compression - Guitar & Bass

http://www.guitar-bass.net/features/all-about-compression/

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For He Shall Save His People from Their Sins | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/he-shall-save-his-people-their-sins

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Peace

"Peace is having confidence in God's wisdom and control of our lives, versus thinking that we know better than he does what is best for us. Peace is trusting in God's character and promises more than we trust our own feelings, our own ideas, or what our culture says. Peace is counterfeited when we feel thankful and happy only when our plans, agendas and wants are working out like we want them to."  - Scott Sauls

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Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower by Tom Krattenmaker | Review by Dr. David Steele | Blogging For Books

I don't normally post other people's reviews of books, but this is good.

http://www.bloggingforbooks.com/reviews/view/80058

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On New Years Resolutions: Is Change Possible? – Scott Sauls

https://scottsauls.com/2016/12/25/resolutions/

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Introvert Cartoons

http://introvertdear.com/news/cartoons-introvert-infj-infjoe/

Finding God in the Waves-Mike McHargue

How I lost my faith and found it again through science. I really wanted to like this book, and had high hopes for it. I tried to get past the introduction by Rob Bell, someone who I disagree with on so many levels. Mike is known as science Mike and the Liturgist podcasts and writes for Relevant magazine. Also has a website findinggodinthewaves.com. The author describes a conference with Rob Bell and it seems that he had a part in Mike's conversion. Also through his parent's divorce and friend's conversation he came back to the faith that he had as a youth. The problem that I have is this is what liberal Christianity has come to in America today.
He denies the inerrancy of scripture and believes that stories like the flood of Noah's time was not a literal flood.
On page 233 he describes "When I let go of the Bible as an inerrant document and embraced it as a multi-party discussion about God, all of a sudden, I began to see a book I could appreciate on it's own terms."
This is a dangerous statement to make and sounds like a watered down Christianity.
He described his church as "multiracial, multicultural, and affirming of people of every race, gender, and sexual orientation."
He describes his church as "the pastor and most of the staff were women."
It is hard for me to understand how someone can place their trust in a document that a person does not accept as inerrant and unchangeable.
Many will accept this book as a good example of someone coming to faith, but it is hard for me to understand what the author calls Christianity.
Overall, I can not recommend this book because of my disagreements with the author.
I have been provided with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for this review.

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Ministry Is About Hanging In There With People - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/12/ministry-hanging-people.html

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Sunday, December 18, 2016

Watch "Bob Dylan - Visions of Johanna - Live - Rare Performance. Fantastic." on YouTube

https://youtu.be/ATGDwOVWetg

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How to Play Acoustic Bob Dylan: the Secrets Behind 10 of His Greatest Songs – Acoustic Guitar

http://acousticguitar.com/how-to-play-acoustic-bob-dylan-the-secrets-behind-10-of-his-greatest-songs/

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My Spotify for 2016

https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1CyKFtNSkT2LyB

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The Spouse, Her Earnest Desire After Christ

http://www.the-highway.com/Sibbes_spouse.html

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Classic Concert: Neil Young at the BBC 1971 | Born To Listen

http://borntolisten.com/2016/12/18/classic-concert-neil-young-at-the-bbc-1971/

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All The Things God Is Doing When It Looks Like He Is Doing Nothing - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2014/06/all-the-things-god-is-doing-when-it-looks-like-he-is-doing-nothing.html?utm_content=buffer7dd50&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Slice of Life: The people, pizza, and personality of Indiana, PA

http://www.tablemagazine.com/table_live_posts/slice-of-life-the-people-pizza-and-personality-of-indiana-pa/

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Not the Sort of Religion I Would Invent – Discover

https://cccdiscover.com/not-the-sort-of-religion-i-would-invent/?utm_content=buffer72004&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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When You Feel Forgotten, Abandoned, and Unloved | TGC

https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/gospeldrivenchurch/2016/12/15/when-you-feel-forgotten-abandoned-and-unloved/

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Your Whole Life Has The Same Shape As A Single Day - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2015/12/your-whole-life-has-the-same-shape-as-a-single-day.html

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I Don't Remember Much Of The Sermon...But It Changed My Life - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/12/dont-remember-much-sermon-changed-life.html

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The Essentials - Deutsche Grammophon

http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/us/album/discover/the-essentials

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RightNow Media :: Streaming Video Bible Study : Living by The Book - 20 Session Extended Version : Dr. Howard Hendricks : William D. Hendricks

https://www.rightnow.org/Content/Series/226766

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RightNow Media :: College & Young Adults

https://www.rightnow.org/Library/13

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Sermon 2016 12 11 : Don Waltermyer : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/Sermon20161211

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Sermon 2016 12 11 : Don Waltermyer : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive

https://archive.org/details/Sermon20161211

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The Works of Dr. Richard A. Muller | Reformed Books Online

https://reformedbooksonline.com/the-works-of-dr-richard-a-muller/

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Going Beyond the Five Points: Pursuing a More Comprehensive Reformation

https://www.amazon.com/Going-Beyond-Five-Points-Comprehensive-ebook/dp/B00XQARD10/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&linkCode=sl1&tag=fbaj-20&linkId=f07df47653153e62676f7039e20f7620

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What about Free Will?: Reconciling Our Choices with God's Sovereignty

https://www.amazon.com/What-about-Free-Will-Reconciling/dp/1629951862/?tag=thegospcoal-20

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A Great Teacher Can Simplify without Distortion

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/great-teacher-simplify-without-distortion/

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50 Books J. I. Packer Thinks You Should Read

https://www.crossway.org/blog/2015/10/50-books-j-i-packer-thinks-you-should-read/

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50 Books J. I. Packer Thinks You Should Read

https://www.crossway.org/blog/2015/10/50-books-j-i-packer-thinks-you-should-read/

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awake@3:14a.m.: The Humanity of Christ (Part 1 of 2)

http://awakeatthreefourteenam.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-humanity-of-christ-part-1-of-2.html?m=1

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Smart Study of God’s Word - Blog - Eternal Perspective Ministries

http://www.epm.org/blog/2016/Dec/16/smart-study-gods-word

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Monday, December 12, 2016

A rejoinder to Tim Lawrence's article, “Everything Doesn't Happen For A Reason”

https://m.facebook.com/notes/nick-schoeneberger/a-rejoinder-to-tim-lawrences-article-everything-doesnt-happen-for-a-reason/10156137522545153/

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God is sovereign

Because God is absolutely sovereign, nothing that happens is out of his control or at odds to his ultimate purposes. Nothing. Even that which we can rightly call morally evil (for which the one who does the evil is morally responsible) has been historically used by God to achieve great good.

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The J.C. Ryle Archive : Live As If Christ Will Appear Today

http://www.jcryle.info/2016/12/live-as-if-christ-will-appear-today.html?m=1

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Library of Free Online Seminary Courses | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/topics/education-academia/library-free-online-seminary-courses

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How People Use the Myers-Briggs Personality Test To Find Themselves - The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/09/people-love-the-myers-briggs-personality-test/404737/?utm_source=atlfb

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5 Reasons To Read The Bible When You Feel Absolutely Nothing - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/12/5-reasons-to-read-the-bible-when-you-feel-absolutely-nothing.html

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Sunday, December 11, 2016

Watch "One Of The Funniest Comedy Sketches Of All Time" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/upEBdKFGlPg

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The J.C. Ryle Archive : Train Up Your Child With All Tenderness, Affection, and Patience

http://www.jcryle.info/2016/02/train-up-your-child-with-all-tenderness.html?m=1

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Embracing Otherness – Discover

https://cccdiscover.com/embracing-otherness/?utm_content=buffer42b6a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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ISS HD Earth Viewing Experiment on USTREAM: QUICK NOTES ABOUT HDEV VIDEO Black Image = International Space Station (ISS) is on the night side of the Earth....

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload

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I'm Glad Jesus Doesn't Take Joel Osteen's Advice - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2015/05/im-glad-jesus-doesnt-take-joel-osteens-advice.html?utm_content=buffereabdf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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3 Things Jesus Tells Us about Worry - Mark Altrogge

http://www.biblestudytools.com/blogs/mark-altrogge/3-things-jesus-tells-us-about-worry.html/?utm_content=buffer17c93&utm_medium=fbpage&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=bstupdate

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Calvinism | thebereancall.org

http://www.thebereancall.org/taxonomy/term/4/calvinism

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Bob Dylan’s best songs: Up To Me | All Dylan - A Bob Dylan blog

http://alldylan.com/bob-dylans-best-songs-up-to-me/

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Watch "iRig Nano Amp - Overview" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/4IZQZPUhFrQ

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Building and Pride

"There's nothing wrong with building. There's nothing wrong with sowing and reaping. Those are the tasks that God gave to us in creation, but they're to be done under the authority of God. They're to be done coram Deo, before the face of God, under the authority of God, and unto the glory of God."
         - R.C. Sproul

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Don’t Boast in Human Achievement

http://www.ligonier.org/blog/dont-boast-human-achievement/

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Saturday, December 10, 2016

Why God Sent His Son (Part 2 of 2) - Broadcasts - Truth For Life

https://www.truthforlife.org/broadcasts/2016/12/10/why-god-sent-his-son-part-2-of-2/?utm_content=45775157&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

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Black Friday Won’t Make You Happy – Discover

https://cccdiscover.com/black-friday-wont-make-you-happy/?utm_content=bufferbfcd0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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The Dark Side of Christian Celebrity - Tim Challies

http://www.challies.com/articles/the-dark-side-of-christian-celebrity

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Watch "DC Cardwell - I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (from the album Pop Art)" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/VBoegPGKfRk

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When Bono (U2) Met Bob Dylan | NSF

http://www.needsomefun.net/when-bono-u2-met-bob-dylan/

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The Need to Read - WSJ

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-need-to-read-1480083086

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Reading books quote from the Wall Street Journal today

I'm on a search—and have been, I now realize, all my life—to find books to help me make sense of the world, to help me become a better person, to help me get my head around the big questions that I have and answer some of the small ones while I'm at it.

I know I'm not alone in my hunger for books to help me find the right questions to ask, and find answers to the ones that I have. I am now in my mid-50s, a classic time for introspection. But any age is a good age for examining your life. Readers from their teens to their 90s have shared with me their desire for a list of books to help guide them.

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Friday, December 9, 2016

Watch "J.S. Bach - Chaconne - Ben Verdery" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/quf_ukqCXN0

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What children need even more than presents this holiday season - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/12/05/what-children-need-even-more-than-presents-this-holiday-season/?utm_term=.99a9d690fb17

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There Is No Such Thing As Chance | Monergism

https://www.monergism.com/blog/there-no-such-thing-chance

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In This Thy Might | Joe Dallas Online

http://joedallas.com/blog/index.php/2016/12/09/in-this-thy-might/

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How to Spot a Fake Fender Strat in Seconds | GuitarPlayer

http://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1012/how-to-spot-a-fake-fender-strat-in-seconds/61036

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Hillsong Postscript

http://www.gty.org/Blog/B161209

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

The Gift of Sleep

http://www.alliancenet.org/christward/the-gift-of-sleep-capturing-the-biblical-vision-of-rest#.WEeBSbIrLIU

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Classical New Releases: Spotify Picks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/4gWfh2NYhzzJ9NGP9D9fHE

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Where did the Bible go? Author finds ‘alternative version of Christianity’ in mega-type churches | The Charlotte Observer

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/living/religion/article100587007.html

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There Are No Accidents With God - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2015/07/there-are-no-accidents-with-god.html?utm_content=buffer35a9e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Reformed Books Online | The Best, Free, Biblical, Reformed Books and Articles Online

https://reformedbooksonline.com/

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How does the oldest piano in the world sound?

http://www.cmuse.org/how-does-the-oldest-piano-in-the-world-sound/#.WEORzVoCSfg.facebook

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Top 16 Books of 2016 | Desiring God

http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/top-16-books-of-2016

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Monday, November 28, 2016

1 in 3 Men Didn’t Read a Single Book Last Year. This is very frightening.

http://www.intellectualtakeout.org/blog/1-3-men-didnt-read-single-book-last-year

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John MacArthur on Worship

"Let me explain worship in a simple way. The deeper your understanding of the truth of God, the deeper your understanding of God Himself, the higher your worship goes. Worship is directly correlated to understanding. The richer your theology, the more full your grasp of biblical truth, the more elevated your worship becomes. You don't have to turn the music on for me to worship. Low understanding of God—superficial, shallow, understanding of God—leads to shallow, superficial, content-less hysteria. You can whip that up, you can create that kind of frenzy. It has nothing to do with worship; it isn't worship; it's not connected to worship; it is sheer hysteria in a mindless expression. You've been singing hymns this week. Why? Because there's rich theology in hymns. We don't have to go hysterical; we want your mind fully engaged. . . . I don't need 7-11 choruses, seven words eleven times over. I need to advance the doctrine. I need to advance the richness. I need to deepen the truth and broaden the truth. And hymns have verses, not just five words repeated and repeated and repeated and repeated and repeated but never really with the nuances of theology. So, yeah . . . that's not worship, that's not even Christian. That's no different than a rock concert. There's a lot of ways to manipulate people's minds, and they have figured out how do that."
         - John MacArthur

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Hillsong & Worship

http://www.gty.org/blog/B161128

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Manna For The Spirit: A 365+ Day Biblical Devotional

https://www.amazon.com/Manna-Spirit-365-Biblical-Devotional/dp/1540649962/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1480295893&sr=8-4&keywords=jay+korsen

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Quote from Tim Challies

Ambition is good, but it needs to be strengthened by at least two other crucial traits: character and self-discipline.

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Interesting quote from "Spurgeon Gems"

Hi – I'm reading "Spurgeon Gems" by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) and wanted to share this quote with you.

""The great destroyer of man is the will of man. I do not believe that man's free will has ever saved a soul, but man's free will has been the ruin of multitudes. 'Ye would not' is still the solemn accusation of Christ against guilty men (Mat 23:37; Luk 13:34). Did He not say at another time, 'And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life' (Joh 5:24)? The human will is desperately set against God and is the great devourer and destroyer of thousands of good intentions and emotions which never come to anything permanent because the will is acting in opposition to that which is right and true."–1894, Sermon 2381"

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Don’t Waste Your Ambition - Tim Challies

http://www.challies.com/articles/dont-waste-your-ambition?utm_content=bufferaafff&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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BBC Radio 2 - Bob Harris Sunday, Webb Wilder plays live

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b083lhlm

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Things I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self About Calvinism (Or: How to be less of jerk) - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/11/things-wish-tell-younger-self-calvinism-less-jerk.html?utm_content=buffer2db6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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Knowing God - Westminster Shorter Catechism Series • The Reformed Outlook

http://www.reformedoutlook.com/knowing-god-westminster-shorter-catechism-series/

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Christmas Recommended Books on Presuppositional Apologetics for 2016 | The Domain for Truth

https://veritasdomain.wordpress.com/2016/11/25/christmas-recommended-books-on-presuppositional-apologetics-for-2016/

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Christ All Sufficient - The Blazing Center

http://theblazingcenter.com/2016/11/christ-all-sufficient.html

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Regulative Principle of Worship

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/regulative-principle-worship/

Sin Will Never Make You Happy | Desiring God

http://www.desiringgod.org/articles/sin-will-never-make-you-happy

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The Humbling Doctrine of Election

http://info.truthforlife.org/devo-nov25-2016?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

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300 Greatest CCM Albums of the '80s: WELCOME!

http://greatest80salbums.blogspot.com/2016/11/welcome.html?m=1

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Black Friday Test

http://ivpress.pagedemo.co/

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Systematic Theology

https://www.amazon.com/Systematic-Theology-Louis-Berkhof-ebook/dp/B01BKSLBOY/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1480095708&sr=1-1&keywords=louis+berkhof+systematic+theology

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Mentoring Others by Jerry O'Neill

http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/mentoring-others/

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Home - Grace & Truth Books

https://graceandtruthbooks.com/

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Reformed Theological Seminary, Global Education

https://m.facebook.com/RTSGlobalEducation/?ref=m_notif&notif_t=group_r2j_approved

Gratitude Is Hard to Do

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/gratitude-is-hard-to-do

Download and Order Free Christian Literature

http://www.chapellibrary.org/literature/title-catalog/?fldTitle=Thankfulness&searchType=lit

Watch "A7 Blues Backin Track" on YouTube

https://youtu.be/9bR-lgW2vBA

Documentary re-discovers long lost Vince Guaraldi jazz treasures - JAZZIZ Magazine

https://www.jazziz.com/documentary-re-discovers-long-lost-vince-guaraldi-jazz-treasures/

Drumsticks Over Deals: The Pushback Against Holiday Consumerism | Chick-fil-A

https://thechickenwire.chick-fil-a.com/Lifestyle/Drumsticks-Over-Deals-The-Pushback-Against-Holiday-Consumerism?utm_campaign=chicken_wire_drumsticks_over_deals&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_content=mox_facebook_post_112216