May the God of love and peace be with you today. Today’s Kindle deals include some books for adults and some of kids. (Yesterday on the blog: Do You Knock at the Gates of the Grave?) How and when was the canon of Scripture established, and by whom? (Video) Stephen Nichols does a great job of describing how the canon of Scripture was established. It’s February: Check on Your Single Friends Lisa LaGeorge asks us to remember our single friends in February. “February breaks me a little, and I know I’m not the only one. If feels silly to even think about sometimes. The flowers don’t last, the chocolate is generally sub-par, and all my married friends roll their eyes about how overrated going out to dinner is. But there is still that thing about wanting to be wanted.” Kevin DeYoung on “What is The Mission of The Church?” @ The Radius Missiology Conference June 29-30, 2022 @ Christ Covenant Church in Matthews, NC. Kevin DeYoung will look at what is and is not the mission of the church. (Sponsored Link) Burial is Hopeful “A planter in a garden, with carefully labelled markers by each tiny seed so that the gardener would remember what eat seed was as it grew. When we bury our bodies we plant a seed in the ground, waiting for it to grow into an oak of righteousness in the new creation. We remind ourselves that what is now is brief, and what comes after is long and joyous. Burial is … Continue reading A La Carte (February 8)