Dave on January 13th, 2010

Jon Bloom writes a great article on pride and self-interest using King David as an illustration.
We are never more vulnerable to sin than when we are successful, admired by others, and prosperous, as King David tragically discovered.
via Success Can Be Perilous :: Desiring God.

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Dave on September 30th, 2009

Thank you to everyone who has expressed their concern and prayed for Tucker’s surgery and recovery. Dr. Dahl was pleased with the results of surgery and today was a tolerable day for our son. He had a few downs and some ups, but Carrie and I are both thankful for the Lord’s mercy and grace [...]

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In Jeff Myers latest latest newsletter, he makes some great points about engaging the next generation regarding truth. I encourage you to read the entire article here.
Trust God’s sovereignty. For most of my life I’ve been learning and growing in my faith, and much of this growth has involved honest wrestling with significant issues. [...]

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Dave on August 22nd, 2009

My lawn needs mowing again. It will get mowed today or tomorrow or in a day or two, but it will get mowed and then my lawn will be fine – for about a week or so. Then it needs to be mowed again. My lawn is not different from your lawn or from most [...]

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Dave on August 21st, 2009

I find it tough to say goodbye, especially to loved ones. I took my second oldest son to the airport this morning. As a guy, I was all focused in on the task at hand. Wake him up (he was out nearly all night), find out the weight on his two large bags to check, [...]

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(via http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/resources/video/What-does-inerrancy-mean-Is-it-essential-to-Christian-belief/)

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Dave on August 5th, 2009

Found this earlier today, some good thoughts…
While battling depression and thoughts of suicide, Shawn Craig was spoken to by the book of Deuteronomy where it says “God will never let you go”. God’s hand will hold you wherever you are or if you’ve “made your bed in hell”.

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John Piper writes about why he is now using Twitter:
Now what about Twitter? I find Twitter to be a kind of taunt: “Okay, truth-lover, see what you can do with 140 characters! You say your mission is to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things! Well, this is one of those [...]

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Dave on June 2nd, 2009

I am reading John Piper’s book When I Don’t Desire God. In a transparent fashion, he admits to 50+ years of fighting the distractions that lure each one of us away from spending our appointed times reading the Word of God:
ADMITTING THE SIN OF RELUCTANCE TO READ THE BIBLE A thousand interesting things compete for [...]

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John Piper follows up on Josh Harris’ blog post about using Twitter during a worship service:
Josh Harris has done us a good service. He explains why many of us think it’s a bad idea to “tweet” while participating in corporate worship. That is, we think you should use Twitter before and after corporate worship to [...]

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