Larry Norman

"Through the gospel is presented this promise of God's kindness in Christ our Lord, that through Him He means to be all things to us, forgive our sins and make us partakers of eternal life." - Bucer

The whole of our restoration and salvation [comes] from a firm faith in God's kindness towards us in the satisfaction made by the Lord Jesus Christ, wrought by the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

Bucer

"Our Mediator is eternal, and we are eternally united with Him; our union with Christ is unbreakable and cannot be other than everlasting."

- Martin Bucer

"It is hardly freedom at all to embrace evil instead of good; it is rather the error and bondage of Satan."

Martin Bucer

"At the creation the morning stars sang together and all the children of God rejoiced.

At the birth of Christ the multitude of heavenly hosts raised the jubilee of God’s good will.

On the birthday of the church that church itself sings the wonderful works of God in myriad tones."

--Herman Bavinck

Because beautiful Christian community *is* missional:

I'm waiting for some to write a biography of Ray and Jani Ortlund. Surely Crossway have got someone on this?

Jesus Christ desires to be the constant nourishment of our souls.

Calvin.

And what Mahler should I listen to now? (Do you have anything that would fit with Job 40-42?)

I'll bite on Qs 1, 5 & 7.

Happy to oblige. :)

"What I once was I now am not, and what I now am, I will not be."

G.K Beale

"A weak and unimpressive gospel people will silence the noisy restlessness of the world by their praise of Jesus Christ."

Christopher Ash on Psalm 8:3

Abortion, assisted dying and Britain's dangerous new politics If we are to withstand our enemies, bring our society together, and tame the technium, we are going to need values that are up to the job

"We are ushering in a dangerous new politics, a sort of hedonic utilitarianism in which the convenience of adults ... [trumps] the lives of the young & old. This is the pagan philosophy, with its cult of strength, which Christianity banished but is now returning"

www.spectator.co.uk/article/abor...

We should never see the stars if God did not sometimes take away the day.

Kenneth A. Macrae

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Was wie die Niederlage des Guten durch das Böse aussieht (und tatsächlich war), ist auch – und gewiss noch mehr – die Niederlage des Bösen durch das Gute ✨. #Ostern2025
John Stott, The Cross of Christ

@ericortlund.bsky.social's commentary on Ecclesiastes is absolute vanity.

(I hope he gets the joke).

The last three chapters especially, and the last chapter above all. Brilliant.

"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you".
Luke 22:31.

Fascinatingly, the "you" is plural in the Greek. Satan wasn't just demanding Simon, he wanted all the disciples.

But what he wants, he doesn't get.

Nature alone has no voice, just silence.

Marsh Moyle

"The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands” Psalm 138:8.

This is splendidly encouraging:
www.amazon.de/-/en/Company...

Pity the nations, O our God,
constrain the earth to come;
send Thy victorious Word abroad,
and bring the strangers home.

We long to see Thy churches full,
that all the chosen race
may, with one voice and heart and soul,
sing Thy redeeming grace.

Isaac Watts

Finishing preaching through Romans this Sunday. I've fallen in love with the letter afresh, and with the Lord Jesus who speaks through Romans.

Love will be the perfume and music of heaven.

Thomas Watson

My wife thinks Emma Scrivener's A New Day is one of the best biblical counselling books she has ever read.

YouTube video by gnosisandlight C.S Lewis's surviving BBC radio address

Hear CS Lewis speak (in his own voice!) on prayer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHxs...

"Es gibt nichts Kostbares als Gottes teueres Wort, und Gott bewahre uns davor, dass uns etwas lieber werde als das Wort Gottes, oder dass irgend etwa sin unserem Werk Raum gewinnen könnte, was die einzigartige Stellung des Wortes Gottes beeinträchtigen oder beiseite schieben könnte."

Johannes Busch

Es kann kein größerer Zorn Gottes kommen, denn seines Wortes beraubt sein.

Luther

God will change our aching sadness
into ever-springing gladness.

Johann Olearius

Relying on God, Not America: A Report from the Church in Ukraine It brings tears to our eyes to hear people saying, ‘We’re praying for you.’

Great article from The Gospel Coalition:
www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/rely...