Round the Sphere Again

Bookish…

TCG Reviews
is an online publication of The Gospel Coalition that brings readers helpful appraisals of books and other resources. The purpose of TGC Reviews is to serve the church of Jesus Christ by becoming one of the most trusted review sites on the Web. Here is a list of all the reviews to date.

The Big Picture
John Bird reviews Mark Dever’s What Does God Want of Us Anyway?, which he says “is s a quick overview of the whole Bible,” and adds that it would be difficult “to find a more concise yet more helpful book on understanding the Word of God.” (While We Sojourn) 

Birthday Girl
Today was Beverly Cleary’s 94th birthday. In honor of the big day, here are 10 tidbits about Beverly Cleary and her books. (mental_floss Blog)

Did you know Mrs. Cleary was a librarian who started writing children’s books because “she didn’t believe any of the books in her library properly represented the way kids really acted?” 

I read more Beverly Cleary books aloud to youngest son than I can count. He loved Henry, Ribsy, and Beatrice. (Pesky little Ramona, however, frustrated him.) Oldest daughter read them for herself. How about your family? Anyone read these books?

Saddest Cookbook
Any guesses as to which cookbook is the saddest one in the whole wide world? (Make sure you don’t just look at the picture, but read the text for the story of what might be the worst gift ever.) (Serious Eats)

Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy 10

What do Christians mean when they say the Bible is inerrant? The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy tells us what leading inerrantist mean by inerrancy. I’ll be posting a section of this statement each week until I’ve posted the whole thing.

You can read previously posted sections of this statement in by clicking here. After a preface and a short statement, the Chicago Statement contains a section called Articles of Affirmation and Denial.

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Article VIII.

We affirm that God in His work of inspiration utilized the distinctive personalities and literary styles of the writers whom He had chosen and prepared.

We deny that God, in causing these writers to use the very words that He chose, overrode their personalities.

Sunday's Hymn

Crown Him with Many Crowns

Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne; 
Hark! how the heav’nly anthem drowns all music but its own: 
Awake my soul and sing of Him who died for thee, 
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.

Crown Him the Lord of love; behold His hands and side, 
Rich wounds, yet visible above, in beauty glorified: 
No angel in the sky can fully bear that sight, 
But downwards bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright.

Crown Him the Lord of peace; whose pow’r a scepter sways 
From pole to pole, that wars may cease, absorbed in prayer and praise: 
His reign shall know no end; and round His pierced feet 
Fair flow’rs of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet.

Crown Him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time; 
Creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime: 
All hail, Redeemer, hail! for Thou hast died for me: 
Thy praise shall never, never fail, throughout eternity.

—Matthew Bridges, Godfrey Thring

Other hymns, worship songs, sermons etc. posted today:

• Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayer at The Happy Wonderer
• Lord’s Day 15, 2010 at The Thirsty Theologian
• Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior at Whatever Is Good
• Father, I Know That All My Life at Field Stone Cottage
• God Has Spoken By the Prophets at Whatever Things
• Heart Aflame - April 11, 2010 at The Upward Call
• Joy Dispels Our Sorrow at Conjubilant With Song
• Exalt the Lord, His Praise Proclaim at Hiraeth

Have you posted a hymn (or sermon, sermon notes, prayer, etc.) today and I missed it? Let me know by leaving a link in the comments or by emailing me at the address in the sidebar and I’ll add your post to the list.