Round the Sphere Again: One Book

A Review
Dan Phillips recommends Tom Schreiner’s 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law. He writes:

This is a terrific book and and terrific help. I heartily recommend   40 Questions about Christians and Biblical Law to all, and expect to return to it repeatedly in years to come.

Read his review at Pyromaniacs.

A Quote
Then Justin Taylor quoted Tom Schreiner’s 40 Questions About Christians and Biblical Law in a discussion of what Paul really means when he twice cites Leviticus 18:5. The discussion in the comments of this post is worth a read, too.

Last fall I reviewed and recommended this book, too. I guess that settles it; you should read it. 

Thankful Thursday

It’s payback time. Right now my digital thermometer is blank, meaning that it’s colder than -40, the spot where the thermometer quits registering. And it’s been cold all week. This is the time of year when I’m especially thankful for a warm home. I’m thankful for the fireplace, the wood pile, a cozy bed and books to read. 

I’m also thankful for a car that can be trusted to get me where I need to go when it’s extremely cold. Last winter my car went kaput and for weeks I either stayed hom or borrowed a vehicle to drive. It was difficult, so I’m especially thankful to God for providing me with a new vehicle and for keeping it running during this recent cold spell.

I’m thankful that my baby granddaughter is growing and learning every day. 

I’m thankful that God has given me all these gifts, and I’m also thankful that in Christ he has blessed me “with every spiritual blessing”—that I have (or will have) all God’s saving gifts, too.  

Round the Sphere Again: The Two Richards

Biographical Sketches
Heritage Booktalk has been featuring biographical sketches of a Puritans. Recently posted: 

• Richard Sibbes: “To preach is to woo…. The main scope of all [preaching] is, to allure us to the entertainment of Christ’s mild, safe, wise, victorious government.” 
• Richard Baxter: “I was but a pen in God’s hand, and what praise is due to a pen?”