Bits & Pieces (7/23/12)

  • Working Hard to Rest Well – A challenging reminder about the importance of working with diligence, and of a Sabbath rest.



  • The Sheep That Was Lost – A great series of pictures that will (hopefully) remind us of the lengths that our Great Shepherd will go to for one of His lost sheep.


  • A Broken Past & The Miracle of Sanctification – When ministering to someone who has experienced past victimization, ministry can require an extra level of wisdom. “That starting point is critical: you speak to the Lord. This seems so simple, but it is a spiritual response that can only happen through the work of the Spirit. Those going through hardship do not naturally speak to the Lord from their hearts. Rather, they speak as if there were no God. In other words, when someone is willing to start here, you are watching sanctification at its most powerful.”


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Bits & Pieces (Weekend Edition)

  • Piper and Keller on SanctificationPart 1 and Part 2 – This is a two-part video discussion between John Piper and Tim Keller on the nature and motivation of sanctification. I appreciate not only the subject matter of the discourse but the nature of it.


  • The Dark Night in Denver – Al Mohler, Jr. looks at the tragedy in Aurora, CO, the questions about evil that eventually follow, and the Christian response.


  • Being a Comfortable Exile – The Bible says that this world is not our home, but are we living too comfortably in our state of exile?



  • That’s OK – How do you respond when someone apologizes to you – do you dismiss the offense or offer forgiveness? (H/T)



  • God’s Small Creatures – This mesmerizing video looks at the beauty surrounding the process of pollination and reminds us of the intricacy in God’s design of even “everyday” processes.
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