“It is thrilling to know that the Lord really knows who is loving Him and truly serving Him and delighting himself or herself in Him, and that some of the shiniest rewards and gorgeous surprises are ahead. That day will come when people who think they have never been seen–in dingy sordid little ‘holes’ of history, whether in prison or caves, in wars or in unemployment, in factories or on farms–will discover that their serving was recognized all the time, by the One who matters. So often human beings have false measuring sticks or warped scales.” –Edith...

Our Dutchy Boy is finally crawling–for real!  No more crazy side stroke army crawl sliding thing, this is the real deal.  We are so proud of our little boy.  He brings so much joy to our lives.  Love, Mama SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "He Crawls!", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2007/10/04/he-crawls/" });

Papa decided it was time for the Dutcher to get his own keyboard, so Dutch an received old, unused one yesterday. Since our curious little boy is always reaching for our keys and loves to hit them, this was a real treat to have his own… SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "First computer keyboard for the Dutcher", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2007/10/04/first-computer-keyboard-for-the-dutcher/" });

Monday night I arrive home from class to find a box awaiting me. It was books the books I bought from the DesiringGod special $5/book sale back in late June. I was among 11,000 orders than day (they normally get about 100 daily), so I understand the delay. It was worth the wait. (And by the way, a disclaimer: I looked at the box of books and then to Kari and said, “You are worth more than all my books; I’m not opening these tonight. I’d rather be with you.” We were able to catch up from our days and the books waited until today to be sorted out.) Now the books of John...

Christian Audio has made available a great free resource this month: The Life of David Brainerd (Unabridged) by Jonathan Edwards as a free audiobook. Be sure to use the coupon code OCT2007 I cannot recommend this book more highly. In fact, if I ever get my copy back, after someone borrowed it , I will read this book again, and again, and again. For now, I’ll listen to it. This book was chiefly compiled and expanded from Brainerd’s own daily journal by Jonathan Edwards, who was affected mightily by the young missionary. Although Brainerd died at the young age of 29 — of...

“The Chinese join two characters to form a single pictograph for busyness: heart and killing. This is stunningly incisive. The heart is the place the busy life exacts its steepest toll.” – Mark Buchanan, The Rest of God SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Busy?", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2007/10/01/busy/" });

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“The greatest sin that was ever committed in the history of the world… was planned by God, namely the death of His Son.” – John Piper, concluding remark at Wheaton College address (”Treasuring Christ and the Call to Suffer,” part 3), September 6, 2007. — What is God’s relation to sin and evil? Consider these brief four-part offerings from Desiring God: Does God Author Sin? Does God Cause Sin? Does God Permit Sin? The Author-Story Model SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The greatest sin ever", url: "http://www.deTheos.com/2007/09/29/the-greatest-sin-ever/"...

Tuesday was the first day of classes at Cornerstone School of Ministry (CSOM) in Corvallis, Oregon (my 4th year teaching there). This term I am teaching NT 132 Acts + Pauline Epistles (4 credits), with NT 134 Romans (3 cr) in the Winter, and NT 133 Gospels + General Epistles (4 cr) in the Spring. It is a joy to labor in the Word with the Cornerstone students.  This year’s class is the smallest in quite some time, which has some benefits, namely, more discussion and closer relationships with the students.  Since it is a 75-mile trek each way for me, I ask your prayers and seek God’s...

Justin Taylor brings us this quote from C.J. Mahaney’s book Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God (pp. 49-50), about transitioning one’s soul during the commute home from work. It struck me as powerful, practical, and very effective for being essentially a small thing. Seeking to do this has had great impact on our home life, and it is easy to tell when I haven’t paused and calmed my soul to be “all there” at home after a long day in class or at work. Let’s strive to be better husbands and fathers. Here it is: When our first two children were still quite young,...