The Christian life must be one of balance. In this particular verse of Psalm 119, we see that balance exemplified between heart and will; between the weight of our desires and emotions versus our duties as children of a King.
This protects us from sentimentalism and legalism. in other words, there is the head aspect of Christianity and the heart aspect. As John Flavel says, the distance between the head and the heart is great, but the distance between the heart and action is short. Psalm 119:10 gives us fuel for prayer to shorten that distance between the head, the heart, and the life.
With all my heart I have sought You;
Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
Psalm 119:10
Show Notes:
https://www.mediagratiae.org/blog/psalm-119-v-the-peril-of-half-heartedness
The Golden Alphabet by Charles Spurgeon: (PDF) https://www.spurgeongems.org/chs_golden-alphabet.pdf Physical Book: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Alphabet-Charles-H-Spurgeon/dp/1683072804
Exposition of Psalm 119 by Charles Bridges:
https://www.grace-ebooks.com/library/Charles Bridges/CBr_Exposition of Psalm 119.pdf
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 13:35) The Red Wave That Did Not Happen: What Caused the Taming of the Projected Republican Tsunami?Part II (13:35 – 20:05) An Abject Tragedy and Unmitigated Moral Failure: Citizens in Several States Vote Overwhelmingly in Support of Abortion RightsA Predicted ‘Red Wave’ Crashed Into Wall of Abortion Rights Support on Tuesday by Politico (Alice Miranda Ollstein and Megan Messerly)American Voters Just Sent a Crystal-Clear Message: They Believe in Abortion Rights by The Guardian (Jill Filipovic)Women Remembered to Vote on Abortion by Slate (Dahlia Lithwick)Abortion-Rights Supporters Prevail in Midterm Ballot Measures by Wall Street Journal (Laura Kusisto and Jennifer Calfas)Part III (20:05 – 24:58) History Is Often Much Closer Than We Think — An Obituary of the (Thought to Be) Last Child of an Enslaved Person Reminds Us of That FactDaniel Smith, 90, Dies; Thought to Be the Last Child of an Enslaved Person by New York Times (Clay Risen)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
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Tuesday, October 26, 2021
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Fake Meat and Real Questions: The Fake Meat Industry Claims Moral Innocence — But In A Fallen World, Innocence Is An ImpossibilityLA TIMES (CORIE BROWN)
Why California is the Capital of Fake MeatNEW YORK TIMES (JULIE CRESWELL)
Plant-Based Food Companies Face Critics: Environmental AdvocatesPART 2
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Kidney Transplants to Humans from Pigs? Thinking About Distinctions Within Creation, and The Value Of Humans As Image BearersUSA TODAY (KAREN WEINTRAUB)
Pig Kidneys to the Rescue? Groundbreaking Transplant A Step Toward Solving Organ ShortageNEW YORK TIMES (RONI CARYN RABIN)
In a First, Surgeons Attached a Pig Kidney to a Human, and It WorkedPART 3
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‘A Rat Is A Pig Is A Dog Is A Boy?’: The Animal Rights Movement And Its Direct Denial of Human DignityPETA (INGRID NEWKIRK)
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 16:51) What is the Endgame in Ukraine? The Need for Ukraine to Set Its Real Terms — And for its Allies to Be Honest About the Situation As It StandsPart II (16:51 – 20:25) The Truth About the Situation in Ukraine: Putin’s Preoccupation with Ukraine is Not Going Away, and Ukraine Cannot Defeat Russia Anytime in the Near Future Part III (20:25 – 27:45) The Dangerous Embrace of Gambling: Super Bowl 58 Highlights the Normalization of Gambling in AthleticsThe Super Bowl and gambling are locked in a tight and dangerous embrace by The Guardian (Tom Dart)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.
