January 2011
Structured Shorter Catechism →
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Another year of Westminster is now complete! As you get ready for another year of Daily Westminster, why not take a peek at the Structured Shorter Catechism, which is designed…
December 2010
Bible Reading Plans →
There are lots of ways to read the Bible in a year, and I won’t try to capture all of them. But here are numerous options, in no particular order. You may want to look through it and see what you…
Reminder: Josh Espinosa invited you to join Facebook…
Usable Web Forms are a Form of Marketing →
Seth Godin recounts a painful experience filling out a form on the Jet Blue website. Here’s the key point: “The problem with letting your web forms become annoying is that in terms of time spent…
Autumn Swing
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Bible Reading Plans for 2011 →
Receiving daily intake of the Word of God is vital for the spiritual health of any Christian. One of the ways to create the habit of being in the Word and also to expose yourself to all…
Where Have We Been? →
That’s a great question. We took an unexpected sabbatical for about a month and a half. But we’re on tap for returning on January 2, 2011. We just completely redesigned the print version of the…
2 Pork Roasts Smoked
2 Pork Roasts from Minnesota smoked in Columbia (SC) for supper on New Year’s Eve Eve at the Barcleys. See the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Dei Gratia Rex | Comment »
Tonight's Supper
The Burts and the Burt daughters (now a Cord and an Espinosa) prepared this meal on our River Bottom Toupelo Bowl. See the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Dei Gratia Rex | Comment »
Resolved, To Keep the Lord's Day Holy →
As you approach the coming of the year 2011 it is the time many Americans participate in making resolutions. One American who participated in the making of resolves was Jonathan Edwards. He began to…
The Ten Commandments of Teaching Children to Love...
This compilation comes from 2 lessons from Dr. Beeke in HNRC’s Family Living Class. Teaching Children to Love the Church - The Ten Commandments Teach them about the importance of worship and how to do it Show them that YOU LOVE the church b/c she is the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ Show them your love for the church by attending all church services (ministry opportunities) and...
Why Did the Word Become Flesh?
GRACE…. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him was not any thing made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. (John 1:1-4) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen His glory, glory as of the only Son from...
Art Appreciation
Artist: Blue Sky Location: Columbia, SC Analysis: “Why’s is fiya hydrant so big” & “Careful you don’t run into wall thinking it’s real” See the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from Dei Gratia Rex | Comment »
Let's Be Like Levi
So shall you know that I have sent this command to you, that My covenant with Levi may stand, says the LORD of hosts. My covenant with him was one of life and peace, and I gave them to him. It was a covenant of fear, and he feared Me. He stood in awe of My name. True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many...
10 Questions for This Season
A very helpful list of 10 questions that Don Whitney of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary prepared to help kindle conversations to a deeper level and, perhaps, toward Christ and His incarnation: What’s the best thing that’s happened to you since last Christmas? What was your best Christmas ever? Why? What’s the most meaningful Christmas gift you’ve ever received? What...
A Reminder About a Year's End
A delightful hymn penned by John Newton [Olney Hymns (1779), book 2, hymn 42]: Now through another year, Supported by his care, We raise our Ebenezer here, “The Lord has help’d thus far.” Our lot in future years Unable to foresee, He kindly, to prevent our fears, Says, “Leave it all to me.” Yes, Lord, we wish to cast Our cares upon thy breast! Help us to praise thee for the past, And trust thee...
Silent Monks Singing Handel's Messiah "Hallelujah"...
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The Meaning of Christmas →
Hebrews 2:14-18:
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of…
A Christmas Meditation, Celebrating Christmas →
Celebrating Christmas in the church and the culture takes many different forms. In the coming week we will gather with church members, family and friends to celebrate the incarnation of Jesus Christ…
Prayer for a Friend
Praying this for a friend at his request: Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged; bring me out of my distresses. Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins. Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me. Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge...
Amazon Brings Newspapers, Magazines to Kindle... →
Amazon’s expanding the capabilities of its Kindle apps, starting with Android, to include digital newspaper and magazines singly or in subscription form. Just in time for the iPad “Daily”…
Boys & Their Beds
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The Faith Song by JMEjr
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Gleanings from the Pastor's Perspective: Four... →
The Pastor’s Perspective “Four things to think on regarding Elders” First Published: March 11, 2008
Today, I want to consider with you the task of the elder, and how you might go about…
A Review of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader movie →
One of the greatest joys of my childhood was reading C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia series. My father used to read them to us every Sunday afternoon and shared with us with beauties…
Earthy Faces?
The more familiar acquaintance we have with God the more do we partake of him. He that passes by the fire may have some gleams of heat, but he that stands by it has his colour changed. It is not possible that a man should have any long conference with God and be no whit affected. If we are strangers to God it is no wonder that our faces become earthy. - William Bramwell Posted via email ...
Google Voice app updated to support iPad and iPod... →
In a blog post today, Google announced an update to the iOS version of its official Voice application that supports the iPad and iPod touch. The two most notable feature additions, as…
3 Strategies for Stepping Higher →
Even though they are primarily writing for those in their teens, Alex and Brett Harris have good counsel everyone in Do Hard Things. Here’s one helpful piece:
Do what’s hard for you.
Be known…
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Marks of the New Birth - JC Ryle
From Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on John 3:1-8 But whatever mystery there may be about the wind, its presence may always be known by its sound and effects. “You hear the sound thereof,” says our Lord. When our ears hear it whistling in the windows, and our eyes see the clouds driving before it, we do not hesitate to say, “There is wind.” It is just the same...
Supper Out @ S&S - Family Friendly
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An Article about a Dad's Blessing
My brother posted this on his blog today in light of my nephew’s birthday today. My brother is most excellent at knowing his children and parenting each one by a different spoon. Enjoy. Posted via email from Dei Gratia Rex | Comment »
Sleeping Styles
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31 Ways to Pray for Your Children
31 Days to Pray for Your Children.pdf (13 KB) View this on posterous Gloria in Excelsis Deo! Posted via email from Dei Gratia Rex | Comment »
Debris from a Suspected Asteroid Collision
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Mystic Mountain in the Carina Nebula
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New Spiral around LL Pegasi
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Creationists are Child Abusers?
The Creation Museum plans to expand its offering to an amusement park. Read more here about why this writer of the newspaper names creationism a form of child abuse, To teach children that the earth is only seven thousand years old, that human beings and dinosaurs lived on the earth at the same time, and that the story of Noah’s Ark is true is nothing short of child abuse. Posted via email...