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“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore”
–Psalm 16:11
“Dayuma, First Convert from Tribe that Martyred ‘Gates of Splendor’ Missionaries, Dies.”
“Five passages in the gospels where Jesus is friend of sinners”
Kevin DeYoung:
If we are to celebrate that the Lord Jesus is a glorious friend of sinners—and we should—we must pay careful attention to the ways in which Jesus actually was a friend to sinners. Omitting the story of the woman caught in adultery (for reasons of textual criticism), I count five main passages in the gospels where Jesus is chastised for getting too close to sinners.
“The Economist’s biennial city cost-of-living index”
What government can really do and not do
Financial Times:
When the state inevitably falls short, disappointment gives way to poisonous cynicism.
“CDC data on abortions”
Overall rate down; rate among minorities up. Tables at the end of the document.
“He rescued me, because he delighted in me.”
2 Samuel 22:20
“This God—his way is perfect; his word proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.”
–2 Samuel 22:31
“His dramatic capture ended a 12-year manhunt”
“We evangelicals need a loftier ecclesiology”
When a Christian leader goes wrong, often it was their ecclesiology that went wrong first.
“How you become you”
Victory over sin comes in two forms: Liberty from it and humility regarding its stronghold.
“The Bible is not about the best people making it up to God; it’s about God making it down to the worst people.”
“The irresistible appeal of the romantic ideal”
Why celebrate romance? Simon May in the FT:
The answer lies in the unique promise of romantic love, as it has been conceived of since the late 18th century, to satisfy five modern and, taken together, western ambitions.