Growing in Grace: January 2014

Some Thoughts on Reading Books - Dr. Mohler: "I cannot really remember when I did not love to read books. I do know that I was very eager to learn to read, and that I quickly found myself immersed in the world of books and literature. It may have been a seduction of sorts, and the Christian disciple must always be on guard to guide the eyes to books worthy of a disciple’s attention—and there are so many."

Actively Engaged in the Abortion Battle - An excerpt from Matt Chandler's sermon on abortion. This is especially noteworthy with the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade coming up on January 22.

When Women Lust - This article was not what I expected. "We all know that men struggle with lust. But what about women? While it's becoming more common to hear of women's struggles with pornography use, many women still perceive that they have the moral high ground over men. Such comparisons don't help because men and women often struggle in different ways."

Isaiah 9:2 - A neat illustration of a powerful verse.

The First Council of Constantinople - Challies has a weekly series going "on the seven ecumenical councils of the early church." If we think this history unimportant, we ought to change our thinking. The history of the church is extremely important, for as the saying goes, "if we don't know history, we're doomed to repeat it."

Jesus Must Increase: A Prayer for the New Year - What a beautiful, powerful prayer that I hope we all do pray this upcoming year.

The Ten Commandments of Twitter - If you're on Twitter, this is a must-read!

Change is in the Oatmeal - "Last week, the girltalkers met at Janelle’s house. We brought Chick-fil-a, sent the kids to play with Christmas toys, and set our laptops, notepads, and colored pens on the kitchen table. It was time to plan."

Reading the Bible - Lisa Spence has some excellent thoughts on Bible reading plans.

CROSScon - I was incredibly blessed to livestream the CROSS conference the last weekend of December. All the video sessions are online now, and I highly commend them to you.