Archive for May 31st, 2008
Christian Decision-Making
Saturday, May 31st, 2008This is a wonderful thought from Edmund Clowney. In a nutshell: Before Christ, God revealed His will directly, in the form of specific directions. Through Christ, he reveals the guiding principles of His will, so that we can know make decisions based on our knowledge of His nature.
I was reminded, reading this, of 1 Corinthians [...]
Book Review: Men-of-War - Life in Nelson’s Navy
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Men-of-War: Life in Nelson’s Navy
by Patrick O’Brian.
W. W. Norton, 95 pages.
ISBN 0393326608 (paperback - reviewed - perhaps out of print),
0393038580 (hardcover)
Patrick O’Brian brings to us a short (only 95 pages) account of the British Navy c1800, the time of the great Lord Nelson.
It was a hard time to be a sailor. O’Brian points out that [...]
Book Review: When You Pray
Saturday, May 31st, 2008When You Pray: Making the Lord’s Prayer Your Own
by Philip Graham Ryken.
P&R Publishing, 206 pages.
ISBN 1596380527
Prayer is one of the most basic elements of the Christian life, and one of the most neglected. One of the difficulties we face is that we do not feel as though we know how to pray.
The Lord himself, however [...]
