Friday Reflections

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
    the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
 what is man that you are mindful of him,
    and the son of man that you care for him? -Psalm 8:3-4, ESV

Star-forming region S106-Photo from the Hubble Space Telescope and provided by Creative Commons License by NASA & ESA.

New on My Site This Week:

What I Am Reading-I started a new book this week by D.A. Carson.

Psalm 100

Freebie Thursday

Smoothies

Around the Web:

Osteenification and What it Portends- Do we see God as simply a means to an end?

Predestination: Should We Even Talk About It?-"I’d like to begin a series on—get ready—predestination. Yes, I said that word. I know this is not the most popular topic to bring up among polite company; in fact, it’s downright divisive, isn’t it?"   This has been a topic of conversation of late in our household and I am already gleaning good bits from Daniel Hyde as he begins his series.

The Sources of Systematic Theology-R.C. Sproul has a way of making things clear for me, so why not stop avoiding posts with the words "Systematic Theology" in them.

How Many People Go to Your Church?- Tim Challies with some good points.  The comments section is worth a look too.

Why I Am Becoming Presbyterian: Some Reasons for Changing From SBC to PCA-I have been struggling with some of these same issues as we have started attending an OPC church.  There is much I like about the conservative branches of the Presbyterian church-weekly observance of the Lord's Supper,  corporate confession of sins, the adherance to the Bible as our sole authority, and getting a diet of meat instead of milk is good for the soul.  At the same time there are some big hurdles yet to clear and I appreciate hearing from those who are exploring these same things.

Captain Context!

Some Wise Words About Facebook-Good guidelines for all of us.

How to Get Your Email Inbox to Zero Every Day-You may find this helpful if, like me, your email gets to be overwhelming at times and you ignore it rather than deal with.