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.
Monday, August 23, 2010 at 9:42AM 
Yes, I am taking another vacation from blogging. I expect to be back to a normal blogging schedule in a couple of weeks.
But wait! First I have another color test for you: Can you match the color to its Crayola name? (mental_floss Blog)
I scored 7/9. After the fold, I’ll tell you which ones I got wrong. Anyone who clicks through before taking the test for themselves …
Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 4:55PM I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art
I greet Thee, who my sure Redeemer art,
My only trust and Savior of my heart,
Who pain didst undergo for my poor sake;
I pray Thee from our hearts all cares to take.
Thou art the King of mercy and of grace,
Reigning omnipotent in every place;
So come, O King, and our whole being sway;
Shine on us with the light of Thy pure day.
Thou art the life, by which alone we live,
And all our substance and our strength receive;
Oh comfort us in death’s approaching hour,
Strong-hearted then to face it by Thy power.
Thou hast the true and perfect gentleness,
No harshness hast Thou and no bitterness;
Make us to taste the sweet grace found in Thee
And ever stay in Thy sweet unity.
Our hope is in no other save in Thee;
Our faith is built upon Thy promise free;
Oh grant to us such stronger help and sure,
That we can boldly conquer and endure.
—Strasbourg Psalter, 1545
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Listen to an iTunes podcast on this hymn from First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS.
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Saturday, August 21, 2010 at 11:17AM 
From 40 Questions about Interpreting the Bible by Robert L. Plummer, a point that’s been made here before, but bears repeating:
For Protestant Christians, the canon is not an authorized collection of writings (in that the church conferred its authority or approval upon a list of books). Rather, the canon is a collection of authoritative writings. The biblical writing have an inherent authority as works uniquely inspired by God. Canonization is the process of recognizing that inherent authority, not bestowing it from an outside source.