Round the Sphere Again: Scripture

Four Things from 2 Peter
Two verses that teach us some important things about scripture (Kevin DeYoung).

Not a She
Have you heard someone say that the Holy Spirit is feminine because the gender of the Hebrew word for spirit is feminine? I have. Bill Mounce (Koinonia) has the explanation for why that’s not a legitimate conclusion. The short version? As a general rule, in both Hebrew and Greek, “gender and meaning of a word are unrelated.”

A Few Ins
Mike Ovey (Oak Hill College) interviews Carl Trueman on inerrancy, the use of the incarnational analogy of the inspiration of scripture, and the importance of  correct interpretation of the Bible.

November of Thanksgiving 30

You can get this button from Lisa of Lisa NotesIt’s the last day of November and the last day of the official daily thanksgiving exercise. I’m thankful for every one of you who participated with me. The full impact of the month of thanksgiving comes from reading what you all are thankful for each day—from a community of thanksgiving, women (and a few men) of all ages and many different life circumstances, coming together to thank the one true God for his many gifts to us.  As I gathered the links together, I would be reminded with each of your posts of something else I needed to thank God for.

I am thankful for your thanksgiving for small things—things that are often overlooked, things that we tend to feel entitled to, but are graciously provided to us by our good God. I am thankful for your thanksgiving for spiritual blessings, which are, of course, the greatest gifts we have. I am especially thankful for the examples of those who maintained daily thanksgiving in trying circumstances. I thank God for each one of you and for each one of your posts.

We have so many good gifts from our gracious God, don’t we?

Others thanking God today:

• Diane is thankful for our month of thanksgiving, too.
• Becky is thankful for undeserving grace.
• Kim (The Upward Call) is thankful for a month of thanksgiving.
• Lisa is thankful for fellowship.
• Victoria is thankful for the benefits of this month of thanksgiving.
• Rosemary is thankful that the Word became flesh.
• Trisha writes, “How kind God is to us to daily load us with endless blessings, too many to ever fully name.”
• Dorothy is thankful for snow flurries.
• Julana is thankful that she’s not a teenager. (Me, too.)

Update 8pm PST:

• Persis is thankful that she is going to see her family.
• Joan is thankful for the Christmas season.
• Lindsay lists some of the things she’s been most thankful for during the month.
• Staci is thankful for quiet days at home.
• Kim (Hiraeth) is thankful for this past month.
• Aadel is thankful for recipes and healthy food for her family.
• Elle is thankful for a long walk outside.
• Jen is thankful for fellowship of the saints.
• Becky is thankful for “God’s patience with me and His superintendence of my sanctification.”

What are you thankful for today?

I’ll be back one more time late this evening to add links to additional posts.

Do you want to participate, too? You’ll find instructions here for the ways both bloggers and nonbloggers can join in the thanksgiving.

If I’ve missed your post or messed up a link, please tell me. If you miss a day or more, you’ll need to send me the link to your next thanksgiving post.

A Catechism for Girls and Boys

Part I: Questions about God, Man, and Sin

10. Q. Where is God?
      A. God is everywhere.

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