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Sammy And His Shepherd: Seeing Jesus in Psalm 23

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I first read Sammy and His Shepherd in manuscript form, but now that it is published, we've been reading it to our almost three-year old daughter and sixteen-month old son. The chapters are short, which is helpful for young kids like ours, as we can cover a chapter in 5-10 minutes (allowing time for picture-gazing, too). Since that's about how long their attention span lasts, it works pretty well. For 4-6 year olds I'd imagine parents could cover a pair of chapters a night, or maybe more. There are 11 chapters in all, and at the end of the book there are great discussion questions that go … [Read more...] about Sammy And His Shepherd: Seeing Jesus in Psalm 23

How To Argue Like Jesus

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Hot off the press (as in, today) is this new book by Joe Carter and John Coleman, How to Argue like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History's Greatest Communicator. Many of you will recognize Joe as the founder of the Evangelical Outpost, now under new management. Joe now blogs at Culture 11. About the book, the Publisher's description: Uses Jesus’ words and actions found in the New Testament to systematically evaluate his rhetorical stylings, drawing real lessons from his teachings that today’s readers can employ. Jesus of Nazareth never wrote a book, held political office, or wielded a … [Read more...] about How To Argue Like Jesus

R.C. Sproul: Principle vs. Pragmatism

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Ligonier Ministries has posted Dr. R.C. Sproul's article from the January 2009 issue of Tabletalk. Dr. Sproul observes: What is pragmatism? Pragmatism is the only philosophy native to America. Pragmatism eschews any hope of discovering ultimate truth. It is skeptical with respect to objective principles of righteousness and defines truth as “that which works.” In this philosophy, the end always justifies the means. The driving force behind decisions within the scope of pragmatism is the force of expediency.Sproul's closing paragraph: Expediency is an obscene word. It is the word that is ever … [Read more...] about R.C. Sproul: Principle vs. Pragmatism

Richard John Neuhaus Has A Serious Form Of Cancer

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Richard John Neuhaus, Editor-in-Chief of the highly reputed journal First Things, was recently diagnosed with a serious cancer. Tim Bayly passes on a group e-mail sent to him by managing editor Joseph Bottum: Please forgive this group email, but so many have asked after the health of Richard John Neuhaus that is seemed best to send out this single message to all our friends. Fr. Neuhaus is in the hospital here in New York. Over Thanksgiving, he was diagnosed with a serious cancer. The long-term prognosis for this particular cancer is not good, but it is not hopeless, either, and there is a … [Read more...] about Richard John Neuhaus Has A Serious Form Of Cancer

Interview (Part II) with Justin Reimer of The Elisha Foundation

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This is part II of an interview with Mr. Justin Reimer about a ministry he and his wife launched called The Elisha Foundation. Part I of the interview can be found here. Describe your ministry a bit. What is your vision? Scope? Mission? Our overriding mission is to encourage families of people with special needs (kids and adults) to a more intimate faith in Christ, lived out with passion and love. In our experience we have seen that relational intimacy, faith, passion and real love all commonly suffer in the lives of those affected by a disability or other complication. As the focus shifts … [Read more...] about Interview (Part II) with Justin Reimer of The Elisha Foundation