Rebecca Stark is the author of The Good Portion: God, the second title in The Good Portion series.
The Good Portion: God explores what Scripture teaches about God in hopes that readers will see his perfection, worth, magnificence, and beauty as they study his triune nature, infinite attributes, and wondrous works.
Sunday, August 9, 2020 at 7:27AM
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.—Thomas Ken
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Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 3:30AM 
A few suggestions for your weekend reading and watching.
Christian History
Augustine’s Teenage Coauthor
I didn’t know Augustine had a son. Did you? (5 Minutes in Church History)
Teaching Church History to Children
“Few historians today would deliberately write a biased account. While it’s true that different authors bring different points of view to the same narrative, most try to present facts with some objectivity, offering various sides of each story. But this is not always true in children’s books, particularly in the Christian market. Although the quality of Christian biographies for children has improved from the largely fictionalized hagiographies of the 19th century, embellishing stories and using them to convey a specific message are still pesky habits that need to be recognized and fought.” —Simonetta Carr
Bibical Theology
The Exodus Prefigured
This article from Credo Magazine by Michael Morales shows how Abraham’s life foreshadowed the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. It also has pretty much the best intro ever.
Biblical Interpretation
The Self-Concealment and Self-Revelation of the Son of Man
A puzzle from the life of Christ: “There is a perplexing feature of the gospel records that doesn’t lend itself to the easiest of solutions. On numerous occassions Jesus charged His disciples, someone He healed, or demons not to make known His person or work (Matt. 9:30; Mark 1:24; 5:6, 43; 7:36; 9:20; Luke 8:56). This should strike us as strange, considering that Jesus came into the world to draw the world to Himself. After all, the ministry of Christ was self-evidently a public ministry. He did and taught nothing subversively… . So why then did He warn certain individuals not to speak about Him or His works?”—Nicholas Batzig
The Good Portion
Learning to Love the Bible Together
Another discussion with the authors of the Good Portion books—Keri Folmar, Natalie Brand, Jenny Manley, and me.
Sunday, August 2, 2020 at 7:04AM
In the land of fadeless day
Lies the city four-square;
It shall never pass away,
And there is no night there.
God shall wipe away all tears;
There’s no death, no pain, nor fears;
And they count not time by years;
For there is no night there.
All the gates of pearl are made
In the city four-square;
All the streets with gold are laid,
And there is no night there.
And the gates shall never close
To the city four-square;
There life’s crystal river flows,
And there is no night there.
There they need no sunshine bright,
In that city four-square;
For the Lamb is all the light,
And there is no night there.—John R. Clements
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