I tried, @David, I tried. I really did. I tried to take your approach of viewing it as a relaxing read.
But animal birthing story after animal birthingI tried, @David, I tried. I really did. I tried to take your approach of viewing it as a relaxing read.
But animal birthing story after animal birthing story, I just couldn't like it. It is astounding how many people love this book. I'm from a small, farm community. I have a farm in my family. Seriously, I still don't get it. ...more
In an evangelical culture obsessed with justification (rightly so in many ways), we have often missed the truths of being united with Christ. I find uIn an evangelical culture obsessed with justification (rightly so in many ways), we have often missed the truths of being united with Christ. I find union with Christ to be one of, if not the most complex theological doctrine out there, but MPJ does great work to help readers understand how all the "in Christs" in Scripture bring us back to this reality.
I loved this quote:
"To put it as starkly as possible, there is no such thing as a Christian who is not sanctified in Christ, because Christ is himself our sanctification." (p. 122)
And this one:
"It would be better for us to say instead that Jesus Christ himself in our union with him is our justification, and that Jesus Christ himself in our union with him is our sanctification. (p 113, italics original)
The work of Christ sanctifying us in and through our union with Himself is dynamic and hard to parse out in my opinion. I am still very much figuring out this reality, but I'm grateful for the ways Marcus Johnson helped me along in my understanding.
Took the last 2 years to pray through the Psalms. 10/10 would recommend! I especially benefitted from praying all the wayPretty solid all-around read.
Took the last 2 years to pray through the Psalms. 10/10 would recommend! I especially benefitted from praying all the way through each genre, instead of numerically. So, for example, praying through all the praise Psalms, then all the lament Psalms, then all the trust Psalms, and so on....more
Used this as a discipleship resource and it was fantastic, as you would expect.
12/19/21 - 1st Read
Is it possible for Dane Ortland t04/09/22 - 2nd Read
Used this as a discipleship resource and it was fantastic, as you would expect.
12/19/21 - 1st Read
Is it possible for Dane Ortland to write a book less than 5 stars?
Ortland is one of the best modern Christian writers proclaiming the unmerited grace that Jesus offers, even as he writes about sanctification and growth. Case in point, this amazing line:
"Christ was killed so that our own relative success or failure in killing sin is no part of the formula of our adoption into God's family." (Page 137)
Really niche and poorly packaged. Gladwell makes conclusions of what WW2 military officers were thinking without any real basis and backing. The reporReally niche and poorly packaged. Gladwell makes conclusions of what WW2 military officers were thinking without any real basis and backing. The reporting was fine, the conclusions were very speculative. ...more
I cannot believe how little I knew about East Germany's history. Somehow history in my mind skips from WW2 to Vietnam in the 60s to being born in the I cannot believe how little I knew about East Germany's history. Somehow history in my mind skips from WW2 to Vietnam in the 60s to being born in the late-80s with no mention of East Germany's totalitarian regime, which lasted that entire span. Willner beautifully intertwines the story of her East German family with the 40-year events of East Germany as a country, from the end of WW2 and the dividing of Germany to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 . A fantastic and important read!...more
A day in the life in Silicon Valley. Wiener provides a behind-the-scenes look at the city and companies run mostly by twenty-somethings. The more I reA day in the life in Silicon Valley. Wiener provides a behind-the-scenes look at the city and companies run mostly by twenty-somethings. The more I read on tech, the more I want to get rid of tech in my life....more
The brevity was welcome, but Cham and Whiteson's We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe was a much more clear and accessible astrophysics inThe brevity was welcome, but Cham and Whiteson's We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe was a much more clear and accessible astrophysics introduction. That said, I walked away from both sources worshipping the grandeur and intricacy of God and His creation....more
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