This Week in Housekeeping

Two recently updated Theological Term of the Week posts:

perspicuity of scripture

• Added link to the video an excellent sermon on The Perspicuity of Scripture by Timothy George.
• Added related terms: analogy of faith; authority of scripture; illumination; inspiration of scripture; sola scriptura; sufficiency of scripture.
• Reformatted this very first Theological Term post to make it conform with more recent Theological Term formatting.

authority of scripture

• Added From Scripture section with 2 Timothy 3:15-17 as the passage quoted.
• Added link to The Authority of Scripture by Paul Cook.
• Added link to sermon by Phil Johnson: The Authority of Scripture.
• Added link to “It Says:” “Scripture Says:” “God Says” by B. B. Warfield.
• Added related terms: inspiration of scripture; sola scriptura; sufficiency of scripture, canon of scripture, inerrancy of scripture, infallibility of scripture.
• Reformatted to make this post conform with more recent Theological Term posts.

Thankful Thursday

Well!

Yesterday, the pups—our David and the neighbour’s dog that youngest son is dogsitting—got themselves quilled by a porcupine on the afternoon walk. David had more than 30 quills stuck in his face; Fred (that’s the neighbour dog) had only a few in his face, but the removal of several broken quills from his paw required surgical incisions. It made for a hectic several hours between the time of the attack (on the poor porcupine) and our return home with two groggy doggies.

So I’m really thankful for veterinarians because I wouldn’t want to remove all those quills, especially without sedation. I’m also thankful for the timing of the incident—we avoided after-hours fees by a hair.

I’m thankful for the new dryer that—finally!—arrived yesterday. I’m thankful we got it set up in the laundry room before the dogs’ afternoon walk.

I’m thankful for more beautiful fall weather. I’m thankful that the snow we had last week is gone.

I’m thankful that God provides for us, and for our pets, too.

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.

Round the Sphere Again: Serving As Examples

Here are a few posts I’ve read lately that have prompted me to think about how what other believers do—their stories—can serve as examples for us.

Seeing God’s Work
Terry Stauffer marks the two year anniversary of the day his daughter Emily “went for her last walk on this old earth” and shows us a little bit about how to trust God when our circumstances in this life are unbelievably difficult. (New Lumps)

Even a Child
can teach us something about how we should pray when we are enduring trials. (Irish Calvinist)

A Matter of Great Embarrassment
I’m thinking both men in this story can teach us something: Al Mohler on Why He Changed His Mind on Women Pastors (Kingdom People)

Giving Up
Am I “doing the same thing, with the same gusto, for the same reasons”? (Frank Turk at Pyromaniacs)