Wherein do the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's supper agree?

The sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s supper agree, in that the author of both is God;[1] the spiritual part of both is Christ and his benefits;[2] both are seals of the same covenant,[3] are to be dispensed by ministers of the gospel, and by none other;[4] and to be continued in the church of Christ until his second coming.[5] 

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Using My Heads

Now’s your chance to prove to me that blogging is more useful than Twitter.

So here’s the deal. I have cabbage in the garden—lots of cabbage, many big heads of cabbage—that will have to be picked sometime soon. How would you use them up/preserve them if you were me?

Things to keep in mind:

• Cold storage won’t work.
• I won’t be making sauerkraut.

I’ve already asked this question on Twitter and received several good recipes and suggestions. Can blog commenters do better?

Round the Sphere Again

Affirming
the imputation of the righteousness of Christ. (Phil Johnson at Pyromaniacs) Closely related, Phil preached an excellent sermon on 2 Corinthians 5:21 on August 16. So much there, yet easy to follow and understand.

Defining
Trevin Wax posts lots of links to definitions of the gospel.

Seeing
the faithfulness of Jesus. (Irish Calvinist)

Quoting
The Puritans were not puritanical. (The Thirsty Theologian)

Continuing
Sherry’s list of top 100 hymns. (Hooray!)

• The Love of God (35)
• ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus (34)

Writing
Six books to help. (Andy Naselli)

Dreaming
Have you ever wondered about blind people’s dreams? Do they see things?  mental_floss Blog has the answer.

Viewing
When I fly from Vancouver to Whitehorse, I look down on this. (promptings)

Demonstrating
the power of the pentatonic scale. (Bobby McFerrin on YouTube)