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There are times in my life when the busyness of life just seems to take over. When days blend together and I cannot differentiate one day to the next and without a calendar I could not tell you what I did the day before. I get so focused on what needs to get done that I forget the truly important, or, even worse, that the truly important things become a mere checklist in another day. There are times when reading the Scriptures becomes bland. I will read Scripture in the morning and be thinking that it is good stuff and that I should be excited about but I’m not. From there I usually just spiral down into a good melancholy state when almost everything seems negative. This is especially difficult for us extra introspective people. (more…)

Category : Author: Brady Tyler, Theology Applied

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Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor: The Life and Reflections of Tom Carson, by D.A. Carson, published by Crossway Books, 2008, 160 pages, paperback

I will always encourage Christians to read biographies of other believers because we can learn many lessons of their walks with the Lord. Some biographies only give the good things that a person has accomplished in their life which diminishes the usefulness of the book. Scripture does not take that approach and neither should writers of biographies. Are we not all glad for the example of King David? (more…)

Category : Author: Brady Tyler, Book Reviews

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