http://reckonedrighteous.com On the cross, God treated Jesus as if He had lived my life ... so he could treat me as if I had lived Jesus' life. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:47:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It seems to be trendy to post a summer reading list, so like a lemming, here I go with mine: The Cross of Christ (John Stott) The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross (Leon Morris) Pierced for Our Transgressions (Jeffery/Ovey/Smith) In My Place Condemned He Stood (Packer/Dever) Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die (John Piper) The ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/06/29/my-summer-reading-list/ As usual, John Piper's words are used by God as a 2x4, applied directly to my forehead: I suspect that the reason the Ten Commandments begin with the commandment “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3) and ends with the commandment “You shall not covet” (Exodus 20:17) is ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/06/25/are-the-1st-and-10th-commandments-the-same/ No, I'm not dead. Just super busy, with offspring #4 on the way (and trying to make an early delivery, which is NOT good) and business going gangbusters. http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/06/23/well-that-was-an-unusually-long-bit-of-silence/ When I left for the Together for the Gospel conference last week, I was planning to post to this blog frequently, and maybe even upload some video. In my backpack was a huge stack of newly-minted business cards, which I hoped to distribute to raise my company's profile so ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/04/25/thoughts-on-t4g-a-week-removed/ On his blog, CJ Mahaney offers some great advice for pastoral teams attending Together for the Gospel as a group.  Having the entire pastoral team attend events like this together must surely beneficial - my church's pastoral team (and several lay elders) attended this year's Shepherd's Conference as a group, ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/04/11/flying-solo-to-t4g/ From an Reuters article: Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said on Sunday. Wow - what a jumbled mess of misconceptions, all wrapped up in one sentence. A few reminders for our friends at the Holy See: Christianity has several branches, ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/04/01/category-confusion/ The ultrasound went well - the baby looks healthy - but we didn't get a clear shot of the...appropriate areas to determine the baby's sex. The technician thought that we were likely having a girl, so that's what we're planning for. But we're not putting up pink wallpaper. ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/03/26/neither-here-nor-there-3/ Random thoughts from a Tuesday morning:  For Easter, my wife bought me an iTunes gift card, which I promptly spent on albums by Jeremy Casella (10,000 Angels) and Andy Gullahorn (Reinventing the Wheel).  I recommend both highly. Today is the day of the "big ultrasound" - if the baby cooperates, we'll know ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/03/25/neither-here-nor-there-2/ This song by Sandra McCracken just came up in my iTunes rotation, and the lyrics perfectly sum my feelings right now: No more my God, I boast no more Of all the duties I have done I quit the hopes I held before, To trust the merits of Thy Son No more my God No ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/03/21/lyrics-for-good-friday/ I'm floored at God's provision. Like many others, I've been trying to win a ticket to the Together for the Gospel conference by answering the questions posted at the T4G blog.  In fact, my wife and I had decided that I would go only if I won a ticket.  Today, Mark ... http://reckonedrighteous.com/2008/03/21/t4g-here-i-come/