Saturday, June 21st, 2008
From When I Don't Desire God (page 151), on how to pray over your Bible reading:
I—(Incline!) The first thing my soul needs is an inclination toward God and his Word. Without that, nothing else will happen of any value in my life. I must want to know God and read ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Some thoughts by Justin Taylor:
In listening to an old lecture recently by J. I. Packer, he made the comment that it was not until after the 17th century (as far as he could tell) that people started doing silent prayers and reading as opposed to praying and reading out loud.
For ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Some thoughts on Biblical thinking, decision making, and priority setting:
1. "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." - Philippians 1:21
As I'm writing this, I happen to be listening to the song "Center" by Charlie Hall. Here's the chorus:
Oh, Christ be the center of our lives
Be ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of ...
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