Keep Your Heart

December 4, 2011
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This morning I was reading Proverbs 4, and spent some time meditating on one of my favorite verses. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. (Proverbs 4:23 ESV) My favorite treatment of this verse, and the idea of “keeping the heart,” is John Flavel’s wonderful treatise (read it [...]

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ESVJB Giveaway Winners

December 2, 2011
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Wow! Almost 230 of you entered the giveaway and Crossway stepped up to make it more fun by offering to give five Journaling Bibles to randomly selected participants. Congratulations to Kyle Owenby, Jesse B., Krys Curnutt, Ron Lane, and Ginger Swann. To everyone else who still wants a Journaling Bible I would encourage you to [...]

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ESV Journaling Bible Giveaway

November 30, 2011
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UPDATE: So many of you are participating that Crossway is allowing me to give away 5 Journaling Bibles! So spread the word. There will be five winners. Yesterday I shared how much I am enjoying my ESV Journaling Bible, and how I’m using it. In the comments others shared how they are using it. Today [...]

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How I’m Using the ESV Journaling Bible

November 29, 2011
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As a new Christian the Bible was entirely new to me. I didn’t know who the Apostle Paul was, nor well-known stories like that of of Cain and Able. So, I was hungry for the Scripture and read it fervently and frequently. For the first years of my Christian life I always had my bible. [...]

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ESV Bibles 45% Off at WTS Books

November 22, 2011
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Westminster Bookstore is having a big sale on all ESV Bibles. You should get in on that for yourself, or for someone else. I recently bought the ESV Journaling Bible. For those who like to take notes in the margins of the bible, this is a great choice.

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Interview: Tullian on the Gospel

November 18, 2011
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I had a chance to chat with Tullian Tchividjian on the phone about his new book, Jesus + Nothing = Everything. It was a great conversation, just under 30 minutes, and it’s well worth listening to. Note: we aren’t talking profesisonal podcast audio quality here, (I recorded the call on my iPhone) but it worked [...]

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Music: Ghost Ship

November 15, 2011
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This morning I’ve been listening to, and really enjoying, Ghost Ship’s new album, “A River with No End.” Give it a listen below. A River With No End by Ghost Ship From their Bandcamp site: Ghost Ship is a roots-rock band that writes music about Jesus. They lead the worship gatherings at Mars Hill Downtown [...]

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