Round the Sphere Again: The Puritans

On Family Life
What did the Puritans think about family life? Kim of The Upward Call writes, “When people think of Puritans in conjunction with marriage and family, it is often assumed that they had very harsh, utilitarian ideas about marriage and family.” But that’s not quite right.

On Biblical Counseling
“The Puritans had sophisticated diagnostic casebooks containing scores and even hundreds of different personal problems and spiritual conditions. … Puritans were true physicians of the soul. Their study of the Scripture and the heart led them to make fine distinctions between conditions and to classify many types and sub-types of problems that required different treatments.” —Puritan Resources for Biblical Counseling by Tim Keller. (CCEF) HT: Justin Taylor

Round the Sphere Again: Put in Writing

Message by Pigeon
“His men rapidly succumbing to the onslaught [from friendly fire] and with two birds already shot down, Major Charles Whittlesay dispatched a frantic message by way of their last surviving homing pigeon, ‘Cher Ami’.” Read the message and the rest of the story at Letters of Note.

Not-So-Frequently Asked
questions about pencils. Like what should I call the little metal band that holds the eraser? And is there a difference between an HB pencil and a #2 pencil? (mental_floss Blog)

Thankful Thursday

I’m thankful for today. I’m thankful that things went well with the difficult task I mentioned yesterday.

I’m thankful for the rain. While I was concentrating on other things, I didn’t have to worry about keeping the ground moist where I’ve planted or keeping the transplants watered.

I’m thankful for good health. I’m thankful a quiet evening at home after a busy day.

I’m thankful that sometimes God gives us what we need before we know we need it.

On Thursdays throughout this year, I plan to post a few thoughts of thanksgiving along with Kim at the Upward Call and others. Why don’t you participate by posting your thanksgiving each week, too? It’ll be an encouragement to you and to others, I promise.