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April 10, 2012

Bits & Pieces (4/10/12)

• How To Disagree  -Matt Chandler, Tim Keller and Michael Horton talk about how to disagree biblically about biblical things. (H/T)

 

• Missing Mom on Easter – For all who missed a loved one this Easter, Carolyn Mahaney has a great reminder.

 

• Missing Missing – R.C. Sproul Jr. has a beautiful post on mising the missing of his wife. Fair warning – this has the potential to be a tear-jerker.

 

• Meditations from Jefferon’s Grave – Dr. Russell Moore on the real declaration of independence. (And I didn’t post this in time for Easter, but this is a great post by Dr. Moore about whether “Easter Is Too Violent for Kids?”)

 

• The Power of a New Life – Mark Altrogge reminds us that Christians may still feel the compulsion of sin’s demands, but they no longer need to obey it.

 

• Why is Christianity on Decline in America – Tim Keller writes about Ross Douthat’s book on the subject and provides an overview of five catalysts that changed the socio-religious landscape in the USA.

 

• Our Photoshop Obsession – Are we so used to the “crafted” images that we forget that we are created?

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April 9, 2012

Bits & Pieces (4/9/12)

• The Omnipotence of His Silence – How does our response to suffering mirror our Savior’s?

 

• Gandhi Doesn’t Like Us – Have you ever heard the quotation attributed to Gandhi that “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians”? Tim Challies gives two very good reasons why we need to stop using it to make a point about Christians’ behavior.

 

• The “Shocking” Truth About Famous Hymn Writers – I’m not sure exactly how “shocking” this is, but the author of the post does provide compelling encouragement for anyone who is a “creative.” (H/T)

 

• 10 Results of the Resurrection – A free poster and a great reminder of 10 things that are true because of the resurrection.

 

• How James Echoes the Sermon on the Mount – Justin Taylor provides a list of parallels between Jesus’ longest recorded sermon and the book of James.

 

• How The Resurrection Undoes Our Need to Be Proven Right – A compelling post from Dr. Russell Moore on what the spectators of Jesus’ death probably believed, and how they were proved wrong on Easter morn.

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