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Why so fearful, O’ one of Christ?
Why so dejected and beaten down?
Do you not know, timid soul, that your Master has released you from your cage?
You go about all your day waiting for your loving Lord to become hard and cruel to your tender conscience.
You are FREE!
The rusty doors of your cell have been swung wide, nay, they have been utterly destroyed!
Do not cower in the corner of your prison place which can no longer hold you…it no longer has power to bind you.
As a timid dog might refuse to come out of its cage when its master releases it, you but lie in there doubting your Kings good will toward you.
If you only knew of your Masters great love for you now.
A love which has burst your chains of depression and gloom, setting you entirely at liberty to now bathe in His glorious favor toward you.
Drink in now your Masters sweet love and tender mercies toward you know and live!
I say again, you are free.
Do not again enslave yourself to your former masters harsh burdens but mount up on eagle’s wings.
You are free.
…He is RISEN!!!!
…if anyone gives a good rip.
Can anyone out there recommend some good books or link me to some good audio sources on prayer?
Gracias!
I’ve started a new photo blog that I am just SO excited about and wanted to launch it officially here.
Here’s an excerpt from the “About” page:
I’m starting this blog sort of as a photo blog showcasing photographs from around the web of interseting snapshots into the lives of the bibles I love so dearly. While some photos are wonderful, others tell a different story all together. Some photos show how the unbelieving world neglects and abuses Gods holy word and shows it no respect or honor whatsoever. It is my plan to show both sides here…for better or worst. I don’t want to have a lot of commentary into these pictures. I would like the photographs to stand alone and speak for themselves. If I feel the urge to say something about a certain photo, I will make it as short and sweet as possible. You will also notice below each photo is a “source” link. This is a link back to the original location where I found the photo along with other pertinent information.
To date, I have well over 200 different links to various photographs I plan on using here and would like to post no more than one or two a week.
Hope you pop in and giv’r a look!
This month christianaudio.com is offering “Calvin: Of Prayer and the Christian Life” for free.
Buttery sweet audio goodness!
Here are a few of my favorite ways to get the bible pumped into your noggin via podcast:
The Daily Audio Bible- Read through the Bible in a year with Brian using several different translations.
Daily Audio Bible Devotional- A one minute devotional with Max McLean.
Today’s Proverb- Get a proverb every day from Max McLean.
The ESV Bible Reading Schedule- Pick from several plans to listen to the Bible in a year featuring the voice of David Cochran.
Get a Reformation Study Bible for a donation of any amount to Ligonier Ministries!
Hurry, the deal is only from Oct. 27-31.
From Billy Marsh at “Joy in the Journey”:
[I]n a word, the Holy Scripture is the highest and best of books, abounding in comfort under all afflictions and trials. It teaches us to see, to feel, to grasp, and to comprehend faith, hope, and charity, far otherwise than mere human reason can; and when evil oppresses us, it teaches how these virtues throw light upon the darkness, and how after this poor, miserable existence of ours on earth, there is another and an eternal life (TableTalk, 94).
Stephen Altrogge had a great post on the easiest ways to ruin your devotional time. Great post Stephen!
This is a topic that’s bugged me for awhile now.
Saying “good luck” to someone as a means of expressing support or solidarity with that person in a venture has bothered me as of late. Should we as Christians be saying it to begin with?
Yes, as Christians we affirm that all things are ordered to Gods plan and providence. We know nothing on earth or in heaven happens without the express allowance of God. I personally do not “believe” in good luck. But it’s a little catch phrase that I’ve been saying since I was a kid…it’s practically a knee jerk reaction to say to someone as they go for a job interview or are about to take a test or whatever.
By saying it we are saying, “I wish you the best”, or “Go get’m” or something like that. We do not mean to convey this arbitrary idea of luck to the person, we just want them to know we wish them the best.
What do you think? What do you say?
I’m undecided at the moment…..
Looking for some insight into the difference between many of today’s popular bible versions? Want a better idea of how important page layout and binding options are in your next bible purchase?
Check out this interview between Mark Bertrand and Jeff Baldwin. You’ll learn a bunch!
For those with an ESV Study Bible in the tru-tone version who want to remove the orange triangle doohicky on the front, or are at least curious on what it looks like without it, here’s how I took it off:
Behold, the triangle doohickythingamajig. (Yes, that’s a theological term, but never mind that now, we have work to do!) Some like it, most don’t. I do not. It bugs me. I have a sharp instrument and I am not afraid to use it. 
Though I’m fully convinced the good folk at Crossway had the best intentions for this bobble whilst at the meeting for the ESVSB design and layout, it’s execution is less than favorable. You can see here how easily something can catch it and might possible rip it off or at least tear a seam. Rather than wait until it does, I just decided to hack’r off.
Grab a razor blade, X-Acto knife, or some other device of lethal sharpness and cut one seem.
Once cut, you can just pull out the remainder of the thread with tweezers.
Once the thread is out, peel off the triangle doohickeythingamajigabob. You can see a dab of glue or tape they used to hold it place while the machine stitched it on. COOL!….sort of…in a geeky sorta’way.
The end result. Yes, you’ll still have the holes left behind from the stitching, but if that bugs you, don’t do it….just keep your little triangle thinga-madoo and live a long fruitful life.
Now open it and read.
This is all personal taste here folks. Please refrain from sending me “your so stupid, you ruined a perfectly good bible” emails…and I, umm, say that in brotherly love. 
