It’s Going To Be a Long Night

I don’t get to read nearly as much as I would like. As a bi-vocational pastor time is always short and discretionary spending is slim. In spite of that, last week I spent about $20 over on Amazon.com, and UPS brought my books today. Among them was John Piper’s A Hunger for God: Desiring God through Fasting and Prayer. I haven’t been this excited about a book in a long time. I am sure I will be up late tonight. Piper is one of my favorite contemporary authors/teachers/preachers, and the book is about a subject very close to my heart. In a few days, I will post a review.

Grace Gems

I have added a new link on the right side of this page. It is to a site called "Grace Gems." I have subscribed to the daily emails from this site for several years and enjoy them immensely. They are a source of great inspiration. The author has spent countless hours picking timely and inspiring quotes from the great Christian authors of church history. He has also electronically published several out-of-print works of these godly men.

The most interesting thing about this site is that it is maintained by a truly godly person. The website states that its purpose is "to humble the pride of man,to exalt the grace of God in salvation and to promote real holiness in heart and life." It accomplished that purpose quite well. It is the only site on the internet, including this one, that does
not have the author’s name anywhere on it. I encourage you to follow this link: http://www.gracegems.org/Grace_Gems.htm to see today’s quote. May it be a blessing to you as it has been to me over the years.