"What in us seems perfection itself corresponds ill to the purity of God." (John Calvin)

Good day to keep your head down and remain focused on what the Lord has put in front of you to do.

Taking in a Cape Cod League baseball game with one of our deacons tonight. 73° tonight. New England summer nights are A++.

Working through this same set with our 8-year-old. We stumbled across some giants and laid eyes on Harfang tonight before bedtime.

The change Christ works in the lives of those who have believed the gospel according to Paul in Colossians 1:21-22.

Theology is that delightful activity in which the church praises God by ordering its thinking towards the gospel of Christ. John B. Webster

Wrapping up 9 weeks of a Wednesday night study through James with several dozen friends tonight. We made it through chapter 3 together and, while I’m more of a completionist at heart, the slower, longer, more pensive approach to studying the Scriptures has been really refreshing.

Calling God's people in North Carolina: I have a young friend who has just become a Christian (a few weeks ago) & is about to move to Burnsville NC for a job. I want her to be well loved & welcomed by God's people there. If you live in or near Burnsville, please shout out!

Whales, watched. Crazy how quickly we all turned back into kids again once one surfaced. 📍Gloucester, MA North Atlantic / Gulf of Maine

Read this on the train up to the North Shore for some time off this week. A fantastic Baptist primer from Luke Stamps & Matt Emerson that pulls the thread of the Baptist-covenantal hermeneutic through the whole volume. Also glad for brief reflections re: Baptist sacramentalism.

Born OTD in 1788: the great Baptist missionary Adoniram Judson. The Judsons "serve as a living testimony to God’s faithfulness, continuing to sustain and prompt many to rest on the promises of God." - Jason G. Duesing Desiring God desiringgod.org/articles/six-y…

“When you’re envious of someone, all you’re proving is how well you don’t know them.” (Mark Dever)

Around this time 7 years ago. Some normal pastors doing normal things. Jared C. Wilson

"Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood." — Acts 20:28

I read a decent amount with people and give away other books but I think these 4 are the ones I give away copies of the most. Ministry context accounts for most of the reasons why I’m sure.

Tracked down the 1965 first edition paperback box set + cover art and they arrived yesterday.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off - 2025 Reboot Edition

High of 70° means resuming my role in goal for 8-year-old driveway hockey this afternoon. Clappers for days. 🏒