http://www.ligonier.org/learn/devotionals/gods-sovereign-mercy/
Interesting items from the Interwebs, from all over the world.
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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
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.
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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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.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
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
Saturday, December 10, 2016
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.
Friday, December 9, 2016
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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