I am still cleaning out the things I've saved over the last several months, gentle readers. So here is another hodgepodge of things I found interesting or instructive...
Dr. Grant posted a short, but eloquent poem on being overweight here. I have to admit it's the first time I've run across a poem on this subject matter!
On the phenomenon of Sarah Palin, I found this history interesting, as well as this short reflection.
I found this reflection by R. R. Reno at First Things to be a rather thought-provoking take on the tatoo phenomenon. And here is another thoughtful piece by John Mark Reynolds on ways to counter the negative effects of the media technology ever-present in our lives.
Lastly, here is an excellent list of resolutions about the tongue, by Sinclair Ferguson, taken from James 3. It seems an appropriate way to end a blog post:
James 1:5 To ask God for wisdom to speak and with a single mind
James 1:9-10 To boast only in exaltation in Christ, & humiliation in world
James 1:13 To set a watch over my mouth
James 1:19 To be constantly quick to hear, slow to speak
James 2:1-4 To learn the gospel way of speaking to poor and the rich
James 2:12 To speak always in the consciousness of the final judgment
James 2:16 To never stand on anyone’s face with my words
James 3:14 To never claim as reality something I do not experience
James 4:1 To resist quarrelsome words in order to mortify a quarrelsome heart
James 4:11 To never speak evil of another
James 4:13 To never boast in what I will accomplish
James 4:15 To always speak as one subject to the providences of God
James 5:9 To never grumble, knowing that the Judge is at the door
James 5:12 To never allow anything but total integrity in my speech
James 5:13 To speak to God in prayer whenever I suffer
James 5:14 To sing praises to God whenever I am cheerful
James 5:14 To ask for the prayers of others when I am sick
James 5:15 To confess it freely whenever I have failed
James 5:15 To pray with and for one another when I am together with others
James 5:19 To speak words of restoration when I see another wander
To hear Dr. Ferguson's whole talk,here is the Desiring God Conference page.
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