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This outstanding sentence comes from Walter Kaiser’s, Exodus commentary chapter eleven verse eight: “To be in the presence of evil and not be angry is a dreadful spiritual and moral malady.” Sometimes, being “just fine&rdq…

We read this prayer at elders meeting this morning and discussed Carson’s explanation of it. For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowle…

You can find a nice summary of his life here: http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/biobrainerd.html You can find a stirring biographical sermon about him here: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Biographies/1461_Oh_That_I_May_Never_Loiter…

Today we have our Racine Bible Church office Christmas party. Here are my pre-party feelings in three words bursts: I can’t wait Should be fun Love these people! Will miss Darien White elephant gifts!!

You ever hear something, read something or see something and then find that exact same thing coming up in an unrelated conversation just a little while later? This happened to me yesterday. And the something was David Brainerd. I was just talki…

Great day of study in Exodus 11 through 13. These chapters have the most amazing alteration of literary styles. They alternate between narrative of events in real time (the story) and God given points of ceremonial instruction (the story breaks and…

I am looking forward to having lunch with one hundred of my favorite people tomorrow. The Pacesetters/Sunday school luncheon is a highlight every year. This year Timothy Botts will be demonstrating his craft and speaking to us.

I thought this was funny… You know how there are advertisements or smart-suggestions on the top-banner or sides of web pages? I was on some Christian website today and on the right-hand side were three book suggestions. I don’t know if t…

I love this simple post from Justin Taylor. Justin was executive editor of the ESV Study Bible. He also edited a great new edition of some of John Owen’s works. Here’s one suggestion. Try to put down on p…

I brought my gym bag to the office today. I was going to head into the gym over my lunch hour to run on the treadmill because I thought it was supposed to be rainy and cold. Happily, my forecast was wrong. It was beautiful and sunny. So I headed…