A Good Day for Yardwork

It was a good day for yardwork today, cool and wet. I spent the better part of the day digging holes and planting bushes, pulling weeds and laying mulch. It was a good reminder of the joy of manual labor. I wish I could do it more. I'm sure I'll sleep well tonight. Now, it's time to unwind and read a bit... 

I was surprised today to learn that Francis Beckwith, President of the Evangelical Theological Society (or former president), has returned to the Roman Catholic church (see the link for his blog). James White has blogged about this. James also wrote recently on Dave Hunt's low view of God's sovereignty.

The Jollyblogger has a good quote from Martin Luther that I find refreshing today.

Steve Camp is always writing thought-provoking things on his blog. I enjoyed this article on preaching. It is a good reminder for both preachers and hearers to rely on the Spirit of God rather than on the power or eloquence of the preacher. In this day we have access to the best of preachers through the Internet and CDs that are readily available. And so after a steady diet of the best it may be hard as a hearer to walk away from your weekly church service less than disappointed. But our disappointment ought to convict us. It's not that our preachers fail (unless they fail to preach the Word) so much as it is our failure to hear God's Word by the power of His Spirit. We ought to enter our churches with the mindset of hearing from God, not from man.

If Calvinism scares you, you'll like this new software.

For those who have heard about John MacArthur's recent address at the 2007 Shepherd's Conference, but have not been able to listen to it, Sam Waldron has posted a transcript of it here.