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A Christian resource for book reviews, book recommendations, and quotes from a Reformation perspective. Post tenebras lux. (Editor: Pastor Shane Lems)
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"Shepherds For Sale" - A Somewhat Critical Review https://t.co/xWMcvZlaFc
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(This review was originally published in August 2024. It has been slightly edited.) Pastors, Christian leaders, parachurch organizations, and churches in the United States often follow political ag…
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Cultivating Godly Emotions (Borgman) https://t.co/PsHXLgbSOK
#renewingyourmind
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Some friends and I have recently been discussing emotions. It’s a complex subject! What do we do with our emotions? What do they mean? Should we ignore them altogether or should we take them …
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A Prayer for Kindness towards Others (Calvin) - https://t.co/dWi0JZdyrC
#kindness
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The current political and social climate in the United States is marked by much anger, fighting, arguing, bickering, name-calling, hate speech, and so on. Christians are called to avoid these sinfu…
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He is not finished with you - do not lose heart! https://t.co/ZWTNdmovxe
#sanctification
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You have limits. You can’t do everything. You are finite. You fail sometimes. You stumble in sin. You’re only human, after all! But that’s fine because God is God. He is on the th…
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The Benefits of Biblical Meditation: Think on These Things! (Smith) - https://t.co/AXdEJhGyWD
@esthermariesmth
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For those of you who struggle with recurring dark or negative thoughts, here’s a good Christian book for you: A Still and Quiet Mind by Esther Smith. I’ve blogged on this book before, s…
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Mutual Submission in Marriage: Serving One Another https://t.co/VZwWwMPr3L
#marriage
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Living out the Christian life involves much service. First and foremost, we serve the Lord (1 Pet. 2:16). But God also calls us to use our gifts to serve one another (1 Pet. 4:10). We are not to ar…
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I (He?) Leadeth Me (Newton) https://t.co/FdLoXyRLRa
@JohnNewtonProj
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John Newton said that self-will was one of his major stumbling blocks in the Christian life. His sinful flesh wanted to do things his way, in his timing, as he wished. His self-will believed it kne…
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Keep Yourselves From Idols (& Syncretism) - Packer -
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Idolatry is a complex sin. It includes openly worshiping anyone or anything besides the triune God. But one can also have secret idols, such as money, sex, power, people, prestige, or a pet. And so…
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"The prayers of some good men are more like preaching than praying. They rather express the Lord’s mind to the people than the desires of the people to the Lord. Indeed this can hardly be called prayer." John Newton @JohnNewtonProj
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Perseverance of the Saints Produces Piety - Bavinck
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The biblical teaching of the perseverance of the saints is a comforting truth. Those whom God predestines and justifies, he will also glorify (Rom 8:30). God’s love for his people is strong a…
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"An Internet Ministry of Criticism and Fault-Finding?" - https://t.co/dQDOkgmDHo
#encouraging
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It’s easy to be critical in this American culture. Indeed, there are things that should be critiqued: government corruption, lack of respect for life, sexual perversion, and so on. But the In…
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Taking Dominion and Christian Nationalism: A Critical Book Review -
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(This review was originally published in February 2025) I recently picked up another book about Christian nationalism: “A Biblical Guide to Taking Dominion & Discipling Nations” by …
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