Monthly Archive for October, 2011

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Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

Published on October 5, 2011 in death. 0 Comments

Justin Taylor considers what may be said with certainty regarding Steve Jobs:

“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it.”

“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.”

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”

“Death . . . is Life’s change agent.”

—Steve Jobs, Commencement Address at Stanford University (June 12, 2005)

Much will be said tonight and in the days ahead about this entrepreneurial genius. . .

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How should Christian parents educate their children?

Published on October 5, 2011 in Parenting. 7 Comments

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Get The World-Tilting Gospel Free

Published on October 4, 2011 in Uncategorized. 1 Comment

Last week I recommended Dan Phillips’ book, The World-Tilting Gospel. For a limited time, it is available for free download on the Kindle. See here.

Justin Taylor interviews Tony Reinke about reading Literature

Published on October 4, 2011 in Recommended Reading. 0 Comments

Justin Taylor Interviews Tony Reinke about his new book “Lit!” from Crossway on Vimeo.

More here.

Why having my children upset with me is a “small thing” in my world

Published on October 3, 2011 in Parenting. 1 Comment

Do you love your children enough to die for them?  Most of us do.

But, there is a better question than, “Do you love your children enough to die for them?” The better question is, “Do you love your children enough to say ‘no’ to them?”

There have been times as a father that I have said “no” to something one of our children wanted to do in order to protect him or her.  On a few occasions, that child would  let me know that he or she was not pleased with me for denying the request.

At such times here is what I tell my children.  My goal is to protect you.  If protecting you means having you upset with me, so be it.  I love you enough to die for you; you being upset with me is a relatively small thing in my world.

Proverbs 13:24 says, “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him (Proverbs 13:24).”  Truly loving your children means saying  “no” even though they may not want to hear it.

Lost

Published on October 2, 2011 in Missions. 0 Comments

Lost from AsiaLink HistoryMaker on Vimeo.

HT: Z