by Stephen Rodgers
Alright, here’s the last weekly links of the year, and it’s a bit of doozy since last week we focused exclusively on Christmas. So, to round out the year, we have the following:
- David Doran has a brief but thoughtfli post on the relationship between Christ and glory.
- Mark Driscoll continues his interview of RC Sproul, asking him about his greatest battle, and the one thing he wishes he colid do over.
- Spurgeon reminds us what Scripture is.
- In light of the situation with Matt Chandler, I thought this sermon from John Piper was especially timely, dealing with the topic of suffering. It’s called Don’t Waste Your Cancer.
- Speaking of Matt Chandler, see what he deals with and why he argues with Mark Driscoll about who has the harder job.
- I know this is an issue that some in our congregation are dealing with, so I found it timely that over at the 9Marks blog they have an article on Trusting God Through Unemployment.
- Over at Irish Calvinist, there’s a thought-provoking post on using Google to identify idolatry in your life.
- The last link of the year is for those of you who want to spend more time in the Word next year. The ESV folks have published a variety of Bible-reading plans and ways to be reminded.
And since it’s an appropriate time for resolutions and resolve, I thought I’d try to pass along some great advice regarding how to live your life differently this year:
“You don’t have to know a lot of things for your life to make a lasting difference in the world. But you do have to know the few great things that matter, perhaps just one, and then be willing to live for them and die for them. The people that make a durable difference in the world are not the people who have mastered many things, but who have been mastered by one great thing. If you want your life to count, if you want the ripple effect of the pebbles you drop to become waves that reach the ends of the earth and roll on into eternity, you don’t need to have a high IQ. You don’t have to have good looks or riches or come from a fine family or a fine school. Instead you have to know a few great, majestic, unchanging, obvious, simple, glorious things—or one great all-embracing thing—and be set on fire by them.”
– John Piper, Don’t Waste Your Life
See you next year!
Pro Rege