Friday, January 25, 2013 at 9:45AM 
It’s my day to post at Out of the Ordinary.
Jesus warned his disciples that in this world they would have trouble. Why would we expect it to be any different for us? Eventually, we’re all going to run into difficult circumstances and we may have to endure them for a long time. It’s the way it is for believers in this world.
Read all of You’re Gonna Need a Quality Shoe.
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 3:47PM It’s been another interrupted day for me. Two sets of unexpected visitors, for whom I am thankful.
I’m thankful for clear blue winter skies and fresh white snow. I’m thankful for increasing daylight and weather that’s not too cold. (It’s always a good day in the Yukon when half of North America is colder than we are.)
I’m thankful for dog walks in the woods in the winter sunshine. I’m thankful for this pleasant way to get the daily exercise I need.
I’m thankful for the seasons of the year and the seasons of life.
I’m thankful for the intercession of the Holy Spirit when we don’t know what to pray for. I’m thankful that Jesus intercedes for us, too, and that through him we can come boldly to God’s throne.
I’m thankful that we are nearly through another January.
Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 2:46PM 
Ten Facts
Michael Kruger (Canon Fodder) has begun a new blog series on ten basic facts about the New Testament canon every Christian should memorize so that they will be able to respond to some of the frequent “sensational claims, made by either scholars or laymen, that something definitively “new” has been discovered about the historical Jesus.”
The first fact is this: The New Testament books are the earliest Christian writings we possess. Why is this important? It means
that the books included in the New Testament are not as arbitrary as some would have us believe. On the contrary, it seems that these are precisely the books we would include if we wanted to have access to authentic Christianity.
Eight Ways
to read scripture, suggested by Richard Greenham (The Thirsty Theologian, quoting from Meet the Puritans).
(Serendipitously, a few days ago I downloaded Michael Haykin’s lecture on Richard Greenham, who was unfamiliar to me.)
One Sufficient Source
For knowledge of God (Blogging Theologically).
For all the divine words you need (Pyromaniacs).