Keith's blog
The "other" son...
11 And he said, There was a man who had two sons. 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me. And he divided his property between them. 13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living. 14 And when he had spent everything, a severe famine arose in that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs.
Spurgeon says...
“Know Jesus. Sit as His feet. Consider His nature, His works, His sufferings, His glory. Rejoice in His presence; commune with Him day to day. 
To know Christ, is to understand the most excellent of all sciences. You cannot fail to be wise if you commune with Incarnate Wisdom; you cannot lack strength if you have constant fellowship with God.”
- Charles Spurgeon, All Round Ministry (Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth Trust, 2000), 52.
Personal devotions
And now the Lord says, he who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him; and that Israel might be gathered to him— for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord, and my God has become my strength— he says: It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth. (Isaiah 49:5-6)
Piper on how women can encourage their husbands.
Why?
The following post is from the Desiring God blog. I would have linked it, but for some reason www.desiringgod.org is not responding. Anyhoo, enjoy this very thought-provoking post from Piper.
Why God Doesn’t Fully Explain Pain
By: John Piper
One of the reasons God rarely gives micro reasons for his painful providences, but regularly gives magnificent macro reasons, is that there are too many micro reasons for us to manage, namely, millions and millions and millions and millions and millions.
God says things like:
