Round the Sphere Again

Book News
There is free shipping the whole month of July from Monergism Books.

Here’s how you can blog for free books from Reformation Trust.

Lessons from a Little Life
Joel is eleven months old. (Doulogos) 

Thinking about the Church
Church discipline done right can lead to restoration (Provocations & Pantings). Update, July 3: Tom Ascol tells the same story in three parts, giving us more details: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck in The Washington Post on why we should love the church:

We love the church because Christ loved the church. She is his bride—a harlot at times, but his bride nonetheless, being washed clean by the word of God (Eph. 5:25-26). If you are into Jesus, don’t rail on his bride. Jesus died for the church, so don’t be bothered by a little dying to self for the church’s sake.

He Called Her Woman
Why did Jesus address his mother that way at the wedding in Cana?

[I]t is an unusual term for a son to use of his mother. It is not a Hebrew or a Greek expression.

Read the answer given by Bill Mounce at Koinonia.

They Did the Math
Three tricky math problems that were finally solved, and two that remain unresolved. (mental_floss Blog)