Author: Jonathan Dodson

As unto the bow the cord is

So unto the man is woman;

Tho’ she bends him,

She obeys him.

Tho’ she draws him,

Yet she follows;

Useless each without the other.

~ longfellow ~

From the little I have read, these books look outstanding. It is difficult to find books that address preaching redemptive-historically, especially ones with practical merit. Both We Proclaim Him and Preaching the Cross fill a needed gap. You can read the first chapter online at Westminster Bookstore and get a great price.

I have not stockpiled Scripture to pray over my kids. It’s wierd. When they were in the womb, I prayed texts for them regularly. This morning I took my daughter into my study and prayed a proverb over her: “Charm is deceitful, beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be honored.”  Each time I prayed it, she smiled.

May God grant fathers wisdom to raise their daughters building their identity upon a reverent relationship with the living God. May the Triune community be their defining influence, not charmed and attracted men, no matter how godly.

What are some texts you pray over your kids?

A rather important topic, perhaps inflamed by Steve Chalke’s double-talk, the debate over Christ’s subsitutionary death continues.

Here is N.T Wright’s critique of the recent Pierced for our Transgressions

Here is the authors’ response to Wright.

HT: JT