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November 24 Husbands, Love Your WivesWinston Churchill once attended a formal banquet in London, where the dignitaries were asked the question, "If you could not be who you are, who would you like to be?" Naturally everyone was curious as to what Churchill, who was seated next to his beloved Clemmie, would say. What it was finally his turn, the old man, the last respondent to the question, rose and gave his answer. "If I could not be who I am, I would most like to be" - and here he paused to take his wife's hand - "Lady Churchill's second husband." Story retold in R. Kent Hughes, Preaching the Word: 1 Timothy, 78 November 13 Christianity and History Our ability and desire to look at history as being factual was influenced heavily by the people of God: Hebrew historians were the first to have any real philosophy of history. Their development of a linear rather than cyclical concept of time and their consciousness of the unity of the [human] race under one God opened the way for such a philosophy. They also, unlike other ancient people, looked to a future golden age under the Messiah rather than to a past golden age. God as well as man is shaping history, in their view. History is a process that will come to a meaningful climax under the guidance of God. This approach gave a new perspective and wholeness to human history. (Earle E. Carnes, God and Man in Time: A Christian Approach to Historiography, (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1979), 15 quoted in Think Biblically!, ed. John MacArthur, 263) November 10 From Planned Parenthood Director to Pro-Life AdvocateMike Huckabee talks to a former Planned Parenthood director who quit
her position and became pro-life after assisting with an ultrasound
abortion and watching the baby in the womb seeking to avoid death: HT: Justin TaylorDiscernment in Arts, Media, and Entertainment"One of the reasons there is so much error is evangelical churches today is because Christians don't have time to read Scripture and also keep up with their favorite entertainments. So their Bible - the one tool that will help them be discerning in regard to culture - becomes a leather coaster for their soft drink and satellite remote."-Grant Horner, "Glorifying God in Literary and Artistic Culture" in Think Biblically!, ed. John MacArthur, Crossway, 2003 Horner offers a number of good questions for discerning what is good and bad in art and literature:
November 05 The True ScientistThe True Scientist
Happy the one who in his learned watches, Contemplating the marvels of this vast universe, Before so much beauty, before so much grandeur, Bows the knee and acknowledges the divine creator. I do not share the foolish incoherence Of the scientist who would contest the existence of God, Who would close his ears to what the heavens declare, And refuse to see what the shines before his eyes. To know God, to love Him, to offer Him a pure homage That is true knowledge and the study of the wise. (quoted in Think Biblically!, ed. John MacArthur, 237; Translation from French by F. Skiff in Les Moments Poetiques d'Andre Marie Ampere, 1986)
The French physicist André Marie Ampère
(1775-1836) was the founder of electrodynamics, and because of his analysis of the magnetic effects
of current-carrying wires has the unit of electrical current (the "ampere") named after him. November 03 What do you love?“The worth and excellency of a soul is to be measured by the object of its love. He who loveth mean and sordid things doth thereby become base and vile, but a noble and well-placed affection doth advance and improve the spirit into a conformity with the perfections which it loves.” - Henry Scougal in The Life of God in the Soul of Man November 02 Free Download - John Piper's Desiring God Audiobook Christianaudio.com is offering a free download of one of the books that changed my life - Desiring God by John Piper. It is for November only. Download your copy today! Thanks to Christian Audio for providing this very valuable book! All of Piper's books are $4.98 until the end of the month so you might want to pick up another book or two as well. |
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