"All of us get completely covered, from head to toe to teeth, in the dust of the cradle of civilization."
- First Lieutenant Ted Janis, platoon leader of 3rd Platoon, Angel Company, 3rd Battalion, 187 Infantry Regiment of 3rd Brigade Rakkasans, 101st Airborne Division
One of the best sports stories I’ve ever read: Infantry Hoops In Iraq
Remember our troops and happy Memorial Day
Last year at this time Matt Perman of Desiring God gave a short list of various readings related to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, those two coming together as one in “The Greatest Event in History.”
I agree. Furthermore, I don’t think I would be breathing right now if Christ hadn’t tasted death and risen again. And would have no hope, eternal or temporal.
God did not spare His own Son but intentionally and freely gave Him up for the salvation of His people. He bids us come and experience His love. This weekend, may more people trust in Christ and experience God as the fountain of all joy and the source of all love.
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Here are some recommended resources on the death and resurrection of Christ.
On the death of Christ:
On the resurrection of Christ:
On the resurrection of believers:
See also the sermon occasions “Good Friday” and “Easter Sunday,” and the topics “Jesus Christ,” “the Death of Christ,” “the Resurrection of Christ,” and “Glorification.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1/15/1929 – 1/4/1968) was a believer and follower of Jesus Christ, and one of the most revolutionary icons of the last century.
MLK had a dream — the realize the end of segregation and racial discrimination in our world. On August 28, 1963 he delivered the keynote address of the Civil Rights era at the March on Washington. That day he gave one of the most famous speeches in the history of our country — only 16 minutes long and about 1,600 words.
The “I have a dream” section starts about 12 minutes in…
Today in 1688: English Puritan preacher and author John Bunyan died. He was 69.
Imprisoned several times between 1660 and 1672, Bunyan used these periods of isolation to pen his two literary masterpieces, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (1666) and Pilgrim’s Progress (1678).
Today in 1757: Anglican pastor and hymnwriter John Newton wrote in a letter:
“I am persuaded that love and humility are the highest attainments in the school of Christ and the brightest evidences that He is indeed our Master.”
359 years ago today
July 20th, 1648 the Westminster Larger Catechism (and here) was adopted by the General Assembly of the Churchof Scotland at Edinburgh. This and the Shorter Catechism have both been in regular use among Presbyterians, Baptists, Congregationalists and others for three and a half centuries.
The first question in the Shorter is:
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God [1], and to enjoy him forever [2].
[1] Psalm 86; Isaiah 60:21; Romans 11:36; 1 Corinthians 6:20, 10:31; Revelation 4:11
[2] Psalm 16:5-11; 144:15; Isaiah 12:2; Luke 2:10; Philippians 4:4; Revelation 21:3-4
498 years ago today, on July 10, 1509 Jean Cauvin (aka John Calvin), was born in Noyon, France. We owe him and his generation of faithful servants of Christ a great debt for their perseverance in dark spiritual times. We are thankful for his influence on the Reformation and our ability to love, read, enjoy, and understand the Bible as a result. His God-centered theology also has come to revolutionize my understanding of God and work a passion for people into my life.
Here are a few quotes from Calvin:
“Build a man a fire and he will be warm for a day; set him on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life.”
“All the blessings we enjoy are Divine deposits, committed to our trust on this condition, that they should be dispensed for the benefit of our neighbors.”
“Every one of us is, even from his mother’s womb, a master craftsman of idols.”
“Man’s mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.”
“There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice.”
“You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.”
On July 8, 1741 Jonathan Edwards preached his classic sermon, ‘Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,’ at his Congregational church Enfield, CT. This event influencing the start of New England’s Great Awakening, and the community of Christ’s chosen followers grew exponentially in the next few years.
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