Check it out at www.mcscott.org.
The church should think differently about adoption than the world does. The world sees adoption as a charity. The church needs to understand that adoption is much more than charity, adoption is war. Jason Meyer offers a helpful assessment of Russell Moore’s, Adopted for Life, as he shares how this book is informative, inspiring, and pastoral, and why all three of these qualities are so essential.
Here are a few points from his review at Café Apocalypsis:
“The personal touches drawn from Russell Moore’s adoption story gives the book a narrative dimension like a page turning novel that you can’t put down. It is also inspiring to see this personal story in light of God’s overarching story of redemption. Awareness of how God’s story of redemption intersects with adoption creates a feeling of connectedness to God’s cosmic purposes in Christ.”
“In the end, I must confess that I love the relentless, unswerving way in which Russell Moore drives home the indissoluble link between the gospel and adoption.”
“This book is an informed celebration of the gospel and adoption and a rallying cry for their advancement in our day. Let the church say “amen” and show our “amen” by action.”
Read more at Café Apocalypsis.
What does it mean when a young man asks a woman’s father for her hand in marriage? Will the young man who marries your daughter know how to lead her in love, righteousness, and intimacy? Is this man worthy of your daughter? What are the qualifications of a married man?
Tune in to Family Life Today as Voddie Baucham and Dennis Rainey discuss What He Must Be . . . if He Wants to Marry my Daughter from 8/17/09-8/20/09. Check it out here.
Congrats to this week’s Trackback Thursday Winners! Dan Hardesty, Chris Land, @aaronstrongarm, and @ecmptn please email facebook@crossway.org with your shipping address.
Why does suffering exist? How does it advance the mission of the church? How does God’s grace enter suffering? What is the role of hope when things look utterly hopeless?
Suffering and the Sovereignty of God is written to the white-robed army of martyrs “…until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers should be complete.” Editors John Piper and Justin Taylor along with a number of contributors deal with the issue of human suffering as it relates to God’s sovereignty.
Here’s a reminder of how the contest part works: Simply link to the blog post from your blog, leave a comment on Crossway’s Facebook Page, or re-tweet Trackback Thursday on Twitter @Crosswaybooks. There will be three winners picked on Friday morning, one drawn from each medium. Suffering and the Sovereignty of God is also available for free this month on the Kindle.
Here’s a taste of what you’ll find:
“But when God chooses to overcome our rebellion and Satan’s resistance, nothing can stop him. And when God overcomes him and us, we repent and Satan’s power is broken. Here it is in 2 Timothy 2:24-26.” (Piper, 28).
“The mystery of why God has ordained the evils he has is as deep as the mystery of the evils in our hearts. And just as only God can plumb the depths of our hearts, so only God knows how the hurts we do to each other and to ourselves figure into his loving cure of us who shelter ourselves under the blood and righteousness of his Son.” (Talbot, 77).
“In the life and death of Jesus Christ, suffering finds its ultimate purpose and ultimate explanation: suffering exists so God might display the greatness of the glory of the grace of God by suffering in himself to overcome our suffering. Everything—everything—that Christ accomplished for us sinners he accomplished by suffering. Everything we will ever enjoy will come to us because of suffering.” (Piper, 87).
“If we are going to emulate our Savior, we have to identify with the people to whom we take his good news. I don’t advocate that we look for suffering; life brings enough on its own. But what I do advocate is that suffering is an important prerequisite to ministering to hurting people. Christ took on our likeness and subjected himself to the suffering that plagues us.” (Saint, 121).
“So often the initial reaction to painful suffering is Why me? If all that God promises only comes true, then why not me?” (Powlison, 172-173).
“Our fears, anger, doubts, and everything else we feel in our pain don’t make God nervous or uncomfortable with us. God still loves us, and he is still for us.” (Shramek, 189).
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