Bits & Pieces (1/9/12)

  • How Manhood and Womanhood are Different – John Piper (again) and Darrin Patrick talk about the differences between manhood and womanhood and what the Church can do to respond to cultural shifts.
  • Learning from a Brother – Tim Challies recalls some of the lessons that he has learned from R.C. Sproul, Jr. as the latter walked the road of his wife’s illness and eventual Homecoming.
  • What Do You See? – Chris Castaldo writes about pain, what see with our earthly eyes, and what we should see with heavenly ones.
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Bits & Pieces (1/6/2012)

  • You Never Marry the Right Person – A great excerpt of Timothy Keller’s new book The Meaning of Marriage (which was written with his wife, Kathy Keller). If the rest of the book is this good, it will be a great read.
  • What Does God Have to Do With Work? – Having trouble getting through your Friday work day? A video with some thoughts on how working demonstrates our love for God and love for others.
  • A Forgotten Text – Are Christians ignoring the call of Ephesians 5:12, and without shame speaking “of the things they do in secret”? Carl Trueman asks and responds to this question (H/T Justin Taylor)
  • Unexceptional Christians – Are you living the Beatitudes? Martyn Lloyd-Jones (via Tim Challies) reminds us that they are for every Christian not just the “exceptional” ones.
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