Reformed, Book Reading, Apple Loving, Beverage Snob, 23 Year-Old Husband, In Need of Grace.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Book reviews…
I should have a couple book reviews coming up this week…
He makes us not only accepted, but also acceptable. He doth not only purchase love for his saints, but also makes them lovely. He came not by blood only, but by water and blood. He doth not only justify his saints from the guilt of sin, but also sanctify and wash them from the filth of sin. The first is from his life and death as a sacrifice of propitiation; this from his death as a purchase, and his life as an example.
John Owen, Of Communion With God
CultureMakerBlog.com
So an incredible friend and mentor of mine, Ryan Huber, just relaunched his blog and decided to bring me on as one of his contributing authors. My first post just went live.
Some joys are only possible on the other side of sorrow.
John Piper - Think
A break from school… a time to read…
I am almost done with my first semester of seminary (only one exam left!). I’ll have about 3-4 weeks without any school work, which will be nice. I haven’t been able to read any books for pleasure over the past 4 months or so, so I am putting together a list of books I want to tackle over the coming weeks…
Think by John Piper
The Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
Redeeming Sociology by Vern Poythress
Church Planter by Darren Patrick
Any suggestions I can get for dirt cheap on Amazon?
In all these years I’ve been carrying it and reading it every day, I got so caught up in keeping it safe that I forgot to live by what I learned from it.
Eli, Book of Eli
Theologically it is of the greatest importance to recognize that the idea of demerit is an essential element in the definition of grace. In its proper theological sense as the opposite of law-works, grace is more than unmerited favor. That is, divine grace directs itself not merely to the absence of merit but to the presence of demerit. It addresses and overcomes violation of divine commandment. It is a granting of blessing as an act of mercy.
Meredith Kline, Kingdom Prologue
Repentance is the vomit of the soul.
Thomas Brooks, Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices
If we can see the true seriousness of our sin, we will no longer object to God’s supposed severity but marvel at his mercy.
Vern S. Poythress, The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses
