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We Do Not Drift Into Holiness
Several years ago, I was out in the boat and dropped anchor to fish. We fished happily, not knowing that our anchor had not caught but instead was dragging along the mud beneath us. Next thing I knew, we had drifted into an oyster rake. Drifting is dangerous, and yet so often we can drift in our walk with the Lord without noticing it. Slowly, we spend less time in prayer or in the Word. What we once despised, we now indulge. Spiritual drift happens similarly to the way Ernest Hemingway described the way going bankrupt happens: it happens very slowly, and then all at once. DA Carson is helpful…
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March 2024 Recommended Reads
Each month I send a list of books that I hope will be of encouragement to you. Because I know we have people with various interests, I send many different categories of books. Don’t be overwhelmed by the list- I’m giving you a broad selection in hopes that you’ll pick one or two books to read this month. My Main Read for March: While most of these books fit fairly neatly into categories, Michael Reeves’ Rejoicing in Christ is a book that spans so many categories: theology, devotional, church history, and Christian Living. Reeves is a model of the kind of pastor-theologian I would like to be, and I am…
