Please join Jamie and me in celebrating the arrival of our first baby Kindle. Born late in the afternoon of March 11, he weighed just over 10 ounces. Both dad and Kindle are doing well. I was a real trooper…
Forgiveness Question: Is Facebook a Legitimate Avenue for Repentance?
Think this is a good idea? Crunchy Con writes about looking up an old girlfriend on Facebook: I heard on the radio driving into work this morning a story about a guy who was bullied in high school. Years go…
International Results on the Book Giveaway
We have two international winners of a free copy of,Voddie Baucham’s book, What He Must Be If He Wants to Marry My Daughter are: Darrel Dash of Toronto (Darryl is a famous blogger so I include his last name) and…
We’ve All Got To Go Through Enough To Kill Us
From Pilgrim’s Progress where the “river” is death: Now I further saw, that betwixt them and the gate was a river; but there was no bridge to go over, and the river was very deep. At the sight, therefore, of…
Listen to the Suffering. There is So Much to Learn from Them.
I followed David Wayne’s blog before he found out he has cancer. But, after David learned late last year he has cancer, I’ve leaned closer to the computer to listen to what he has to say. Read these two paragraphs…
Ethics Question: Can I Take a Picture of a Quote at Barnes and Noble?
Thesis: In a digital age, we need to be very careful about our integrity. If you are pressed for time, read only the question and respond if so inclined . The Question: Can I legitimately take a picture of a…
Homosexuality, Loneliness and the Church
We would all do well to read and reflect carefully on an article by Wesley Hill. Wesley Hill writes (these are his words, not mine): I am drawn to these haunting confessions of Auden’s because I, too, am a homosexual…
Elie Wiesel Unwilling to Forgive Bernie Madoff, What Do You Think?
Bernie Madoff “made-off” with a bundle of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s money. Wiesel says (1) That he is unwilling to forgive Madoff and (2) That if he was going to forgive, Madoff would need to come begging. What do you…
Picking Cotton
Picking Cotton is a new book, and it refers to a man named Ronald Cotton, not the crop. I’ve already ordered the book. Chapter 1 of my book Unpacking Forgiveness begins with the story of Jennifer Thompson. The quick summary…
Is It Arrogant to Say Christ is the Only Way?
Acts 4:12 says that Jesus is the only way of salvation. It reads, “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under Heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Let me ask…