Free DWYL & Resurgence Wallpaper

Desiring God Ministries has made available 8 different Don't Waste Your Life desktop wallpapers for free.

Also, check out The Resurgence desktop wallpapers, which are free as well.

Too Much Sleep = Tired

According to CNN Health, too much sleep can make you tired throughout the day. I believe it. I just slept about 10 hours, and I can't seem to wake up!!

God's Omniscience & Man's Free Will

Kevin DeYoung answers the controversial question, "Can God know everything and still give us free will?" He also posts a follow-up response to this post.

2009 World Series Champs: New York Yankees

There have been 105 World Series' played in the history of baseball. The New York Yankees have now won 25.7% of them. You can't tell me God doesn't have a favorite baseball team.

What Was Calvary?

I missed this quote the first time I read through In My Place Condemned He Stood, by J.I. Packer & Mark Dever. Thankfully, Pastor Ray Ortlund pointed me back to it a few days ago.

"And the legendary 'Rabbi' Duncan concentrated it all into a single unforgettable sentence, in a famous outburst to one of his classes: 'D'ye know what Calvary was? what? what? what?' Then, with tears on his face -- 'It was damnation; and he took it lovingly.'"

Thanks to: Ray Ortlund

Free Audio Book: Desiring God

Desiring God Ministries and Christian Audio have partnered together to offer a free audiobook of John Piper's classic book, Desiring God. Download it here.

Be sure to download it before the end of the month because this offer only lasts through November.

Update: If you are having trouble downloading the audio book, it is because Christian Audio's servers are overwhelmed. Try the download again in a few days, and you should be fine.

Mark Driscoll on Idols

Check out Mark Driscoll as he discerns the idols of our modern-day, American culture on Nightline.

Book Review: Fool Moon Rising

If you didn't already know, my wife is 26 weeks pregnant, and, Lord willing, our family will be expanding from 2 to 3 with the addition of a little baby boy. I couldn't be more thrilled! One of the things I have taken upon myself to do in preparation to raise a son is begin building a library of books to read to him. One of the first books I will read to him will be Fool Moon Rising by Kristi & Tom Fluharty.

Published by Crossway, Fool Moon Rising is unlike any other children's book I have ever read. Not only are the illustrations lively, colorful, and exhilarating, but this book is packed with the biblical principles that I want to teach my son. This is in stark contrast to many other kid's books in circulation today. Where other books aim at just keeping junior entertained for the duration of the reading with colorful pictures and pop-up tabs, Fool Moon Rising seeks to teach children (and their parents!) a lesson about pride and humility.

The entire book is an extended metaphor of the moon and the sun. In the story, the moon boasts in himself, bragging that it is he who lights up the night sky and controls the ocean's tide. He has become a proud moon. That all changes when the sun emits a piercing ray that opens the eyes of the moon to see that "his light comes from the sun."

Fool Moon Rising is not just a book for kids. There is a deep truth emitted through this book, namely that we as human beings have no grounding for pride, since all that we are has been given to us by God. This biblical truth of humility is one that my son and I both need to fully grasp, and Fool Moon Rising will hopefully aid us in that process.

I would highly recommend this book to all. Though it is written with 3 to 7 year-old children in mind, anyone would benefit from reading it. Be sure to check out the book's website to learn more about the book and see many of the beautiful illustrations.

Buy it here.