JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP)–The earliest memory I have of March Madness was when I was 7 years old. Al McGuire’s Marquette won the tournament. I was pulling for Marquette because I liked their colors and I thought the untucked jerseys with the school name below the number…
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Today my parents celebrate 43 years of marriage. I pray they have many more!
March Madness is here! Is there anything more discouraging than watching your brackets get totally busted up by the end of the first weekend? Yeah, I guess there are several things in life that are more discouraging, but I don’t know why I punish myself in this way every year instead of just enjoying the games.
Here’s a little inspiration for you. In case your team is down by like…let’s say…15 points with only about…mmmm…4 minutes left, don’t give up:
A. B. Simpson (1843-1919) on the cross of Jesus:
The arms of that cross are wide enough to cover every need and every experience of our daily lives. Its foundations are deeper than than our deepest sorrows, and our loftiest heights of rapture can never reach above its heavenly altitude. It is God’s measure not only of His love, but of our lives.” – The Cross of Christ: His sufferings and their impact on the believer, p. 14.
Canada has a recent history of trying to use the law to force Christians to deny their moral convictions. Religious freedom is at stake. Here is a current example.
The red letter Bible, the first edition of which was first published in 1900, is a very popular feature for a lot of evangelical Christians. I am not a big fan. Here are three reasons why:
(1) It is less pleasing to the eye when reading.
(2) It implies that more weight should be given to the words in red, when in reality we believe that ALL the words of the Bible are from Christ! There is even a group who label themselves as red letter Christians, intentionally emphasizing the words of Jesus (although I would argue they conveniently ignore a lot of the theological teachings of Christ).
(3) Even among the red letter editions, sometimes the “red” comes out more pink or orange than red.
For more on this subject…
…Nicholas Gray of the wonderful Scottish Bible publisher, RL Allan, has asked for opinions about red-letter Bibles in his latest blog post.
…Mark Bertrand has an excellent post on the subject.
…Wikipedia has an entry on red letter Bibles, explaining their origin.
Nicholas Gray of the wonderful Scottish Bible publisher, RL Allan, has asked for opinions about red-letter Bibles in his latest blog post.
John Piper encourages young people to not waster their life by heeding the counsel of Alex and Brett Harris:
The Harris twins wrote a book titled Do Hard Things. I read it last year. Great book, especially for young people.
I want to start a new series of posts titled “They Still Speak” which will feature authors I recommend. These authors will all have one thing in common…they are deceased. And though they are dead they still speak to us today with relevance and power. The first one I’d like to feature is J. C. Ryle (1816-1900).
Francis Chan challenges us to take a hard look at ourselves when we claim we want to be Christ-like:
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