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Eikōn? See Colossians 1:15 & 3:10. Eikōn is a place for those with a passion for Jesus, and a desire to be like Jesus.Archive for June, 2009
Give thanks to God for Belfast City Church…
According to their web site they are a worshipping community of Christ-followers committed to living out Biblical truth in a way that is authentic, creative and culturally relevant.
Their response to the horrible victimisation of a group of Romanians in Belfast is impressive, and something for which we should give thanks.
Free Speech? …
I can remember not so long ago standing with my kids in front of the houses of parliament. At the time the Iraq war was in full swing, and there were a number of anti-war protesters camped out across the road. I can remember being quite moved as I told my children how blessed they were to live in a country where you could do that. Where we were free to tell the government – and others – that you thought they were wrong.
The sad irony of course is… that that protest couldn’t happen today. Not so close to Westminster.
Now, I would best avoid party politics, but doesn’t “freedom of speech” matter? Isn’t that part of what it means to live in a “free” country? The phrase “freedom” is – sadly in my opinion already only meaningful in slightly ironic quotation marks. It may not be that long before it disappears all together.
As the video says “Lets be free to disagree.”
HT. Facing the Challenge via Homeward bound
Free pdf’s of “For the Love of God” by D.A.Carson
Tony Reinke links to seven of Don Carson’s books that are now available as free PDFs. Among them are the excellent daily Bible reading resource. “For the Love of God.” If you want to get your head around the message of the Bible, my advice would be to use these two volumes for the next five or six years.
- For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God’s Word, Vol. 1. (Crossway, 1998)
- For the Love of God: A Daily Companion for Discovering the Riches of God’s Word, Vol. 2. (Crossway, 1999)
There are more available at The Gospel Coalition website.
H.T. Dave Bish
