Life of the Soul
A friend sent me this poem/hymn. I thought you'd enjoy it as I did. ***** When sins and fears prevailing rise, And fainting hope almost expires; Jesus, to Thee I lift mine eyes, To Thee I breathe my soul's desires. Art Thou not mine, my living Lord; And can my hope, my comfort die, Fixed on Thy everlasting word, That word which built the earth and sky? Since my immortal Saviour lives, Then my immortal life is sure; His word a firm foundation gives - Here let me build, and rest secure. Here let my faith unshaken dwell; Immovable the promise stands; Not all the powers of earth or hell

Free Stuff Fridays
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays sponsor is Modern Parables (modernparables.com). “Modern Parables is an original film-based Bible study curriculum on Jesus’ parables. It uses short films of the parables combined with teaching by pastors and in-depth study materials to create an entirely new learning experience. Modern Parables seeks to re-create the emotional immediacy t

A La Carte (Black Friday Edition)
A special edition of A La Carte today, one geared toward trying to find the best Black Friday deals. Here are a few that I've scrounged up already at some of the places I shop at (I love me a good deal...): Amazon Gold Box: Nuvi Garmin GPS Amazon's Gold Box deal today is the Garmin nüvi 285W/285WT 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic. It's 48% off the retail price and just about $50 less than i

Reading Classics Together - Redemption Accomplished and Applied (III)
This is week three of our journey through John Murray's Redemption Accomplished and Applied. It is Thanksgiving in the United States and it struck me this morning that there are few things we ought to be more thankful for than the perfection of the atonement--the very subject of this week's chapter. The finality and perfection of Christ's work gives us such peace and hope and joy that we ought to thank God for it every day, but perhaps this day more than any other. I'm a bit under the weather and taking a sick day today so I will keep this brief. Summary This week's chapter was shorter than the ones that came before it, but no less importan

The Manhattan Declaration
Last week saw the release of The Manhattan Declaration, a document crafted by Chuck Colson, Robert George and Timothy George and signed by a long list of Evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox leaders. I have not been able to gauge the interest in the Declaration or whether it has had an immediate impact. But I have seen a bit of buzz about it through the Christian blogosphere. Today I want to address it, even if only briefly. Here is a brief description of the document: Christians, when they have lived up to the highest ideals of their faith, have defended the weak and vulnerable and worked tirelessly to protect