Gas Up: May 29

I was hoping for a change (better down than up), just so I could take a new photo. But, no, the price of gas at my local station has been exactly the same for two weeks now: $1.379 per litre which works out to $5.25ish per gallon.

You should see what Elaine pays to fuel up in Northern Ireland!

What about you? Down? Up? The same? This empty space is for your report.

• Rosemary says, “Oddly enough, my gas station doesn’t even have a sign posting the prices of gas. (Are they ashamed?) But I paid $3.99 a gallon yesterday.”
• Dorothy has good news about the price of gas in her neck of a metropolitan area.
  

Update on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at 8:15AM by rebecca

Larry Thompson is paying “3.85 in Fort Worth, Texas, where you can see wells sprouting up on the edge of town as we speak…”

Recommended for Listening V

I’ve been working hard to get the garden in this week, so I’ve not worked much on the study of Romans 8. I did listen to three of the messages from the New Attitude Conference while I worked .

 

• The Authority of Scripture by Mark Dever. I listened to this one because I thought it might be a useful addition to this week’s theological term post. It turns out this was indeed a fine lecture to link to for more information on sola scriptura, so I updated the post to include it.
• The Troubled Soul: God’s Word and Our Feelings by C. J. Mahaney. This is a  difficult time of year for me. My wedding anniversary is on Sunday and for the last couple of years I’ve struggled for a few weeks around this time. Other anniversaries that you’d think might be more distressing have been easy sailing, but this one brings a rainstorm. This message by C. J. Mahaney on Psalm 42 focuses on talking to ourselves when things are hard, just like the psalmist does. Can I let you in on a secret? I would not have made it through the past few years if I hadn’t kept on telling myself of God’s faithfulness, his sure promise that my difficulties are conforming me to the image of his Son, and the hope my future inheritance.
  
• Bible Q&A with Al Mohler. This is an amazing session for two reasons: None of the questions are dumb ones and Dr. Mohler handles them all easily.
  

What are the sins forbidden in the third commandment?

The sins forbidden in the third commandment are, the not using of God’s name as is required;[1] and the abuse of it in an ignorant,[2] vain,[3] irreverent, profane,[4] superstitious,[5] or wicked mentioning, or otherwise using his titles, attributes,[6] ordinances,[7] or works,[8] by blasphemy,[9] perjury;[10] all sinful cursings,[11] oaths,[12] vows,[13] and lots;[14] violating of our oaths and vows, if lawful;[15] and fulfilling them, if of things unlawful;[16] murmuring and quarreling at,[17] curious prying into,[18] and misapplying of God’s decrees [19] and providences;[20] misinterpreting,[21] misapplying,[22] or any way perverting the word, or any part of it,[23] to profane jests,[24] curious or unprofitable questions, vain janglings, or the maintaining of false doctrines;[25] abusing it, the creatures, or anything contained under the name of God, to charms,[26] or sinful lusts and practices;[27] the maligning,[28] scorning,[29] reviling,[30] or any wise opposing of God’s truth, grace, and ways;[31] making profession of religion in hypocrisy, or for sinister ends;[32] being ashamed of it,[33] or a shame to it, by unconformable,[34] unwise,[35] unfruitful,[36] and offensive walking,[37] or backsliding from it.[38]

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