Thankful Thursday

My youngest son is gone to Berlin for a couple of weeks. He left here on Monday and finally made it there Wednesday afternoon, Berlin time. He tells me he arrived tired but safe, and the traveling went well. I’m thankful for his email (He’s a guy; I never know how good he’ll be at keeping me informed.), and that he’s safe.

I’m taking care of his dog while he’s gone, and it was a beautiful day for a winter walk. He loved bouncing around in the snow and playing with the dogs we met. I’m thankful that everything was perfect for a joyful walk for each of us.

I’m thankful for bright sunshine coming through my windows. 

I’m thankful for the promise of the new heavens and new earth. The beauty that we see in our world now is just a little glimpse of the glory that will be when the whole creation is redeemed. I’m thankful that we can enjoy creation now and know that there is even better to come. 

What about you? What are you thankful for?

This Week in Housekeeping

inspiration of scripture

• Added a link to David G. Peterson’s The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture.

legalism

• Added a link to Erik Raymond’s What Is Legalism and Why Is It So Bad?.
• Fixed links.

conversion

• Added a link to Jared Wilson’s The Beauty of Conversion.
• Added a link to Tom Schreiner’s Conversion in the New Testament.
• Added a link to John Piper’s The Role of the Holy Spirit in Conversion.
• Updated several links that had died.
• Added related terms effectual call, regeneration, and repentance.

Round the Sphere Again: Romans

Thinking It Through
What the objection in Romans 9:19 tells us. 

This objection proves very helpful in the Christian’s understanding of the nature of God’s sovereignty in salvation. Because whatever our conclusions are about the doctrines of grace, they must make sense of that objection.

(Mike Riccardi at The Cripplegate.)

Listening to It
There have been tons of sermons added recently to the collection of sermons on Romans at Monergism.com, including ones by John Piper, Don Carson, Sinclair Ferguson, and Walter Chantry, 668 links in all.  Not included (yet) are Tom Schreiner’s Romans sermons, which I’ve been enjoying lately.