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This summary of @TimKellerNYC’s teaching on the Christian life released one year ago today.
Grateful to all who have read it.
Matt Smethurst
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Matt Smethurst
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Pastor, @RCBCRichmond • Author, “Tim Keller on the Christian Life,” “Deacons,” and more: amzn.to/4mZNlfw • Cohost, “The Everyday Pastor” podcast
- This is the only day in history when every adult was born in the 1900s, and every minor was born in the 2000s.
- A news reporter asked Michael Jordan if he thought the ’90s Bulls could beat LeBron’s Lakers. MJ: Yes. Reporter: By how much? MJ: Two or three points. Reporter: Why so close? MJ: Most of us are almost 60 now.
- John Tyler, America’s tenth president, was born in 1790. He has two living grandchildren. Yes, grandchildren.
- Martin Luther King and Anne Frank would be the same age as Barbara Walters if they were alive today. We tend to think they lived in very different times, but they were all born in 1929. #MLKDay
- Replying to @MattSmethurstAnother way to think about this: There are people who could look at you today, in 2018, and say: “Yeah, my dad was 8 years old when the war started.” “World War 2?” “Ha, nope.” “Oh wow, World War 1?” “The Civil War.”
- The Lord didn’t check who inside the house was worthy. He checked for blood on the doorposts. None of us is worthy. Only the blood of Jesus can cover us.
- Replying to @MattSmethurst1. John Tyler was 63 when his son Lyon was born (1853). 2. Lyon was 71 when Lyon Jr. was born (1924), and 75 when Harrison was born (1928). 3. Both sons are still alive.
- Jimmy Kimmel: “Would you consider yourself to be a Christian music artist now?” Kanye West: “I’m just a Christian . . . everything.” #JesusIsKing
00:00 - This is the most detailed MRI scan of an unborn baby. At just 20 weeks, she’s moving, turning her head, and kicking. Her beating heart is also visible. Human life is a miracle.
- “The first thing I plan to do on resurrected legs is to drop on grateful, glorified knees.” — Joni Eareckson Tada, paralyzed for 58 years
- A news reporter asked Michael Jordan if he thought the ’90s Bulls could beat LeBron’s Lakers. MJ: Yes. Reporter: By how much? MJ: Two or three points. Reporter: Why so close? MJ: Most of us are almost 60 now.
- Welcome to the world, Hudson and Henry. Identical twins. Our hearts—and arms!—are full. The Lord is generous and kind.
- The Lord didn’t check who inside the house was worthy. He checked for blood on the doorposts. None of us is worthy. Only the blood of Jesus can cover us.
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