Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving. If you watch what happened in this mall in Canada, you will be well on your way to the spirit of the holidays. It makes me wish I could sing!
HT: Challies
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This little girl does an amazing job with the Jonah story. Click here if it doesn’t come up below.
Dr. Al Mohler reflects on the bankruptcy of the Crystal Cathedral:
The news that the Crystal Cathedral had filed for bankruptcy protection made for an instant sensation. The church established by Robert Schuller, the very prophet of “Possibility Thinking,” was now forced to seek protection from its creditors, listing $55 million in debt, including a $36 million mortgage.
The Los Angeles Times ran “Cracked Crystal” as a headline. The New York Times reported that the “landmark megachurch” would continue, even as it sought protection from its impatient creditors. From coast to coast, the news traveled fast.
A statement posted on the church’s website dated October 18 was titled, “A New Chapter for the Crystal Cathedral.” It began by stating that recent financial reports “indicate the best cash flow the Ministry has experienced in 10 years.” But, after describing efforts to forestall action by its creditors, the statement read:
The rest here.
If you take 5 minutes to read this Gospel Coalition interview of Bryan Chapell, you will be better equipped to read the book of Genesis.
We often look to Genesis with questions about our origins. But do we sometimes miss the larger picture? Bryan Chapell, president of Covenant Theological Seminary, suggests in an interview with Bible Study Magazine associate editor Rebecca Kruyswijk that Genesis is the beginning of God’s gospel story. God turns our story of rebellion into redemption.
How do you study the book of Genesis?
The rest here.
“Chilean miner Osman Araya (right) is welcomed by his wife Angelica as he comes out of the Fenix capsule after been brought to the surface on October 13, 2010 following a 10-week ordeal in the collapsed San Jose mine, near Copiapo, 800 km north of Santiago, Chile. Araya was the sixth from the 33 trapped miners to be lifted from underground. (HUGO INFANTE/AFP/Getty Images)”
Football is a big deal in Stillman Valley, and I’ve already seen quite a few touchdowns in person. I would have liked to see the one below in person. Per Yahoo sports, this:
Ike Ditzenberger is like a lot of other 17-year-old American football players. He dreams of playing college football. He attends daily practices. Most of the time he toils away in offensive drills. Then, on rare occasions, Ditzenberger runs into the limelight with aplomb. The description could fit thousands of American teenagers, except for one crucial detail: Ike Ditzenberger has Down Syndrome. . .
HT: Z
Sometimes it sounds very spiritual to say, “I read my Bible without consulting any other opinions.” In fact, it is unbiblical. Justin Taylor gives some quotes explaining why. Click here to read them.
Darryl Dash almost always has a good set of Saturday Links. He’s in Canada though. So, you’ll need your passport. (Click here).
It’s football season here, so not much happening today on my blog. My oldest son (red #77 – - note that red #47 had an impressive block) played in his first high school game last night.
An excellent sermon from Tim Keller, this one on the justice of God (Matthew 11:20-30).
Keller explains . . .
- That truth is difficult to make accept at first, but it makes sense if you think about it.
- We cannot understand the love of God apart from the justice of God.
- We cannot rest apart from understanding the justice of God.
- What repentance means — “My whole working philosophy is wrong.”
- The three big idols of contemporary culture.
Click here to listen.
For several years UCLA’s Urban Simulation Team has been working on a virtual reconstruction of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount prior to the destruction of A.D. 70. In collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority they have put together a display at the Ethan and Marla Davidson Exhibition and Virtual Reconstruction Center in Jerusalem.
Below is a video clip—the model was created by Dr. Lisa M. Synder—showing what the Temple Mount and Herod’s Temple would have looked like in the time of Jesus.
