The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.22

"Yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not spurn them, neither will I abhor them so as to destroy them utterly and break my covenant with them, for I am the Lord their God. But I will for their sake remember the covenant with their forefathers, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the nations, that I might be their God: I am the Lord." Leviticus 26:44, 45.

"Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,

even as we hope in you." Psalm 33:22.

"Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun." Ecclesiastes 9:9.

"For an overseer, as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined." Titus 1:7-8.

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.21

"You shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God, for I am the Lord your God." Leviticus 25:17

"You are a hiding place for me;

you preserve me from trouble;

you surround me with shouts of deliverance." Psalms 32:7

"For he does not know what is to be, for who can tell him how it will be?" Ecclesiastes 8:7

"But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth." 2 Timothy 4:17

The Mountain by Terje Sorgjerd

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.14

"You shall therefore keep my statutes and my rules; if a person does them, he shall live by them: I am the Lord." Leviticus 18:5

"But you, O Lord, do not be far off!

O you my help, come quickly to my aid!" Psalms 22:19

"For in much wisdom is much vexation,

and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow." Eccl. 1:18

"Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

He was manifested in the flesh,

vindicated by the Spirit, 

seen by angels,

proclaimed among the nations,

believed on in the world,

taken up in glory." 1 Timothy 3:16

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.12

"'And this shall be a statute forever for you, that atonement may be made for the people of Israel once in the year because of all their sins.' And Moses did as the Lord commanded him." Leviticus 16:34.

"Day to day pours out speech,

and night to night reveals knowledge." Psalms 19:2.

"If you have been a fool by being proud or plotting evil,

cover your mouth in shame." Proverbs 30:32.

"The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." 1 Timothy 1:5.

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.11

"'Thus you shall keep the people of Israel separate from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness by defiling my tabernacle that is in their midst.'" Leviticus 15:31.

"To flatter friends

is to lay a trap for their feet." Proverbs 29:5.

"For by you I can run against a troop,and by my God I can leap over a wall.

This God—his way is perfect;

the word of the Lord proves true;

he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him." Psalm 18:29, 30.

"But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one...May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ." 2 Thess. 3:3, 5.

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.9

"He shall remain unclean as long as he has the disease. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling shall be outside the camp." Leviticus 13:46

"I say to the Lord, 'You are my Lord;

I have no good apart from you.'" Psalm 16:2

"Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,

but who can stand before jealousy?" Proverbs 27:4

"This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering—since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might." 1 Thess. 1:5-9

Michael Gungor - Doxology

(HT: Justin Taylor)

Shadowlands, the Story of C.S. Lewis! Must See.

Watch this tonight with friends. It is a must see!

Buy it here: Shadowlands http://me.lt/7s0nT 

Read Roger Ebert's Review

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.7

"And fire came out from before the Lord and consumed them, and they died before the Lord." Leviticus 10:2

"May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,

the tongue that makes great boasts,

those who say, 'With our tongue we will prevail,

our lips are with us; who is master over us?'" Psalm 12:3,4

"Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain

is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked." Proverbs 25:26

"That each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God." 1 Thessalonians 4:5

Our New And Exalted Identity

Our New And Exalted Identity

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.6

"And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. And fire came out from before the Lordand consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces." Leviticus 9:23, 24

"O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;

you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear

to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,

so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more." Psalm 10:17,18

"An honest answer

is like a kiss of friendship." Proverbs 24:26

"For you yourselves know that we are destined for this [suffering]." 1 Thess. 3:3b

Shifting Shadows

"Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:16-17 (NIV) Emphasis Added .

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.4

"This is the law of the burnt offering, of the grain offering, of the sin offering, of the guilt offering, of the ordination offering, and of the peace offering, 38 which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai, on the day that he commanded the people of Israel to bring their offerings to the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai." Levitus 7:37-38

"I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness,

and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High." Psalm 7:17 (Emphasis Added)

"The rich and the poor meet together;

the Lord is the maker of them all." Proverbs 22:2

"We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction."  1 Thessalonians 1:2-5a

Risen Has Arrived

Sovereign Grace has produced a new album, "Risen." I have been enjoying the whole album; it is a worship-filled collection. Two songs specifically, Behold our God and To Live Is Christ. "To Live Is Christ" is quickly becoming an absolute favorite, taken from Philippians 1:21.

Here is an article by Bob Kauflin on the project. Plus, a YouTube video on the album.
Risen Has Arrived

A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning.

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.2

"And he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, while the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar; it is a sin offering." Levitius 5:9
"You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound." Psalm 4:7

"Who can say, 'I have made my heart pure;
I am clean from my sin'?" Proverbs 20:9

"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God." Colossians 3:16

If You Have To Be Sure Don't Write

"Berryman" by W.S. Merwin

"I will tell you what he told me
in the years just after the war
as we then called
the second world war 

don't lose your arrogance yet he said
you can do that when you're older
lose it too soon and you may
merely replace it with vanity 

just one time he suggested
changing the usual order
of the same words in a line of verse
why point out a thing twice 

he suggested I pray to the Muse
get down on my knees and pray
right there in the corner and he
said he meant it literally 

it was in the days before the beard
and the drink but he was deep
in tides of his own through which he sailed
chin sideways and head tilted like a tacking sloop 

he was far older than the dates allowed for
much older than I was he was in his thirties
he snapped down his nose with an accent
I think he had affected in England 

as for publishing he advised me
to paper my wall with rejection slips
his lips and the bones of his long fingers trembled
with the vehemence of his views about poetry 

he said the great presence
that permitted everything and transmuted it
in poetry was passion
passion was genius and he praised movement and invention 

I had hardly begun to read
I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't 

you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write"

-"Berryman," by W.S. Merwin, from Flower & Hand (Copper Canyon Press).

Afraid So

Is it starting to rain?
Did the check bounce?
Are we out of coffee?
Is this going to hurt?
Could you lose your job?
Did the glass break?
Was the baggage misrouted?
Will this go on my record?
Are you missing much money?
Was anyone injured?
Is the traffic heavy?
Do I have to remove my clothes?
Will it leave a scar?
Must you go?
Will this be in the papers?
Is my time up already?
Are we seeing the understudy?
Will it affect my eyesight?
Did all the books burn?
Are you still smoking?
Is the bone broken?
Will I have to put him to sleep?
Was the car totaled?
Am I responsible for these charges?
Are you contagious?
Will we have to wait long?
Is the runway icy?
Was the gun loaded?
Could this cause side effects?
Do you know who betrayed you?
Is the wound infected?
Are we lost?
Can it get any worse?

-"Afraid So" by Jeanne Marie Beaumont from Good Poems for Hard Times.

The Marriage of April Fools and Google.

Seconds after finding out one of my friends was foolin' me on April day of one, I found Google's annual April Fools ploy. Find it here.

History of April Fools: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day

Download Gmail Motion Guide:

The M'Cheyne Cluster 4.1

"And the priest shall make atonement for them, and they shall be forgiven." Leviticus 4:20b

"For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked will perish." Psalm 1:6

"He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother

is a son who brings shame and reproach." Proverbs 19:26

"These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ." Colossians 2:17