The Morning Devotional: Genesis 30
The Morning Devotional for July 28, 2022
Genesis 30
Key points:
- The birth contest.
- Jacob desires to return home.
Daily Roundup for January 13, 2020
Here are the items and resources of interest for January 13, 2020:
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Theology/Christianity:
- An excellent article for anyone who has ever heard (or used) the expression, “I don’t need theology. I only need Jesus.”
- Perhaps you have heard your pastor use the expression, “The Covenant of Redemption” but don’t know what he means. Listen to this podcast to find out more.
- Should children sit through “big church”? Audio with transcript.
- Eight Reasons Why the Worship Industry Is Killing Worship — An article written by Jonathan Aigner
Technology:
- Are you still running Windows 7? You should take a look at this article to remind you why you should upgrade. [EXTREME TECH]
- How to figure out what size TV you should buy — An article by DIGITAL TRENDS
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Daily Roundup for October 2, 2017
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Here are the items and resources of interest for October 2, 2017:
Theology/Christianity:
- 7 Ways to get the most out of sermons — Every person who listens to sermons should read these and adapt them for their use. These are helpful tips. Written by Nicholas Davis. On this subject, I have written a different type of suggestion.
- On the subject of the ministry, Nick Batzig writes this helpful article.
- 6 Tips for Reading the Bible with your kids — written by David Murray.
Technology:
- The Most Common Wi-Fi Problems — article published by CNET.
- The new Amazon Echo. What’s the Difference? Article on PCMAG.
Daily Roundup for July 19, 2017
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Here are the items and resources of interest for July 19, 2017:
Theology/Christianity:
- Five passages your pastor wishes you’d stop taking out of context — Helpful article written by Kyle Rohane
- Many parents grieve when their children stray from the faith. This article, written by GPTS graduate and pastor of New Covenant Presbyterian Church Nick Batzig is helpful. On a different subject, Nick helps with the question of why Jesus needed the Holy Spirit.
- Making sense of the terms Protestant and Roman Catholics use — they are the same, but as Gregg Allison points out in this article, they use different dictionaries.
- Store up for yourself treasures in heaven — Randy Alcorn asks if this promotes “legalistic living.”
- Porn is destructive. There is no way around it. Read this article about what porn did to the lives of these people.
- Why Worship on Sunday? O.Palmer Robertson answers the question.
Technology:
- Google and Facebook: head to head on the issue of “news feeds.”
- The best IFTTT recipes for forgetful people — I have some IFTTT recipes, and I encourage you to take a look at their service (which is FREE).
- You need to have a system for backing up your computer, especially your important documents, pictures, and photos. I use One Drive to sync and store all of my important data. Hard drive failure WILL happen. Have a system that works and read this article about the six things you need to know about backing up your system.
Miscellaneous:
- Removing water stains from wood furniture. It happens to everyone, and this article is helpful in dealing with it.
Daily Roundup for July 7, 2017
Here are the items and resources of interest for July 7, 2017:
Theology/Christianity:
- PCA Ad Interim Study Committee Report — Recommendation 4 is examined and commentated by my friend and pastor of Cliffwood Presbyterian Church, Geoff Gleason.
- When I was growing up, we had a “junior church.” Some have “children’s church.” This article argues that children should be in worship with mom and dad. Written by
- The subject of Christian liberty is one that I think is very misunderstood. Sinclair Ferguson helps clarify things in this article at Ligonier.
- Another subject that is often misunderstood is fasting. Donald Whitney helps clarify things. (Video).
- Let me encourage you to attend the Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary “Summer Institute” held July 31-Aug4. If you are a pastor, you will want to take advantage of this course taught by seminary president Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. From the website:
The 2017 Summer Pastors’ Institute will focus on the preaching of God’s Word. Designed as an interactive workshop, Let Your Progress be Evident to All will include examination of the sermons of ten effective preachers throughout church history. Dr. Joseph A. Pipa, Jr. will lead the class, and the template for discussion will be selections out of R.L. Dabney’s Evangelical Eloquence.
Technology:
- Facebook is testing a group video chat — a report from Engadget.
- The best smart locks of 2017 — I would like to add this technology to my already wireless items in my home.
- Outdated Android users beware!
- Soundcloud cuts staff and closes offices according to this article. For those churches that use Soundcloud, you may want to read this article and, perhaps, seek other alternatives like SermonAudio.
- The History of the IBM PC — This is part one, courtesy of ArsTechnica
Miscellaneous:
- I love the game of chess and have watched Garry Kasparov play many matches. I only wished I lived closer to St. Louis to watch in person. By the way, I play many correspondence games on chess.com. My username is mdivman if you want to look me up, friend me, and play live or correspondence games. Chess.com is free, but there are premium options as well. They hold many live and correspondence tournaments as well. Great place to play!
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