Sunday Hymn: May the Mind of Christ My Saviour

May the mind of Christ, my Savior,
Live in me from day to day,
By His love and power controlling
All I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly
In my heart from hour to hour,
So that all may see I triumph
Only through His power.

May the peace of God my Father
Rule my life in everything,
That I may be calm to comfort
Sick and sorrowing.

May the love of Jesus fill me
As the waters fill the sea;
Him exalting, self abasing,
This is victory.

May I run the race before me,
Strong and brave to face the foe,
Looking only unto Jesus
As I onward go.

May His beauty rest upon me,
As I seek the lost to win,
And may they forget the channel,
Seeing only Him.

—Kate B. Wil­kin­son

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

• It Is Well with My Soul at By Grace Alone
• O Love That Will Not Let Me Go at Gospel Grace
• Days and Moments Quickly Flying at The Happy Wonderer
• The Puritans: Thomas Brooks at Challies.com
• The Eighth Beatitude at Tried With Fire 
• Lord’s Day 31, 2013 at The Thirsty Theologian
• You Weekly Dose of Spurgeon at Pyromaniacs: The rent veil

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 contacting me using the contact form linked above, and I’ll add your post to the list.

This Week in Housekeeping

Recently updated theological terms:

cultural mandate

• Added a link to Aaron Armstrong’s How Should We Exercise Dominion?

justification

• Removed one dead link and updated two others.
• Added related terms active obedience of Christ, double imputation, imputation, passive obedience of Christ.
• Added Filed under Salvation.

Status Report: August

and a little Thankful Thursday, too.

Sitting…on the couch in the living room.

Eating…a piece of rhubarb crunch. 

Listening…to my son play the guitar upstairs. 

Anticipating…August at Out of the Ordinary. (If it’s before Friday morning when you read this, the link won’t work.)

Thankful…for the beautiful summer. August is the cool-down month here, and fall could come anytime, so I’m savoring the warm days and thanking God for them. 

Also thankful…for all the work my sons have, despite the building slow-down. Too much work is better than not enough when you run your own company to support a young family. 

Waiting…for the kitchen project to resume. (The full-pay jobs for strangers take precedence over the cut-rate job for mother—and outdoor jobs over indoor.) The new deadline for finishing my kitchen is Christmas. I’ve no cupboards for storing anything, but I do have a sink, dishwasher, stove, and fridge, so I’m surviving. Just don’t expect any gourmet meals to be prepared at my house. 

Enjoying… time with children. Wagon rides to the park, picnics in the front yard, and blow-up baby pool swims in the back yard. Outdoor activities with kids make summer what it should be, right? 

Noting…all the thunderstorms we’ve had. This is not thunderstorm territory, so it’s unusual. I’m not complaining; I’ve missed good old Minnesota-type summer storms.

Picking…lettuce, broccoli, kale, swiss chard, green onions and peas from the garden. And cherry tomatoes from the potted tomato plants on the deck.

Planning…two painting projects: the first floor bathroom and the entryway. Greeny grey and white in the bathroom, no color chosen for the entry. Have you noticed that the planning and prep for painting takes longer than the painting?

Reading…40 Questions About the End Times by Eckhard Schnabel. Still. It’s embarrassing how long it’s taken for me to get only 60 pages in. I’ve learned something, though: I’m not very interested in things end times. 

Also reading…A Grief Sanctified by J. I. Packer. This is more my kind of book: Puritans, Packer, and pain. 

Wishing…you a sunny August! 

Leaving…for an evening walkabout with the dog.