Calvin: If one may reduce to words so great a mystery which I see that I do not even sufficiently comprehend with my mind. I therefore freely admit that no man should measure its sublimity by the little measure of…
The Case for Early Marriage
What is the minimum age for marriage? Mark Regnerus in Christianity Today: What to do? Intensify the abstinence message even more? No. It won’t work. The message must change, because our preoccupation with sex has unwittingly turned our attention away…
A Common Response These Days to the Michigan Fight Song
This along with saying the words, “Toledo,” or “Appalachian State,” will bring tears all over Michigan. If nothing else, Todd and Brian will appreciate this one. HT: Amy Scott
Lessons From a Hospice Chaplain
A pastor friend of mine took a position as a hospice chaplain six months ago. Recently, he wrote six lessons God has taught him in those first six months. ****************** Here are six things I am learning about the spiritual…
To have fallen into any one of the fads from Gnosticism to Christian Science would indeed have been obvious and tame . . .
. . . But to avoid them all has been one whirling adventure; and in my vision the heavenly chariot flies thundering through the ages, the dull heresies sprawling and prostrate, the will truth reeling but erect. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, page…
How to Respond to a Crisis
One night at dinner my family analyzed the Old Testament story of Jehosheba. The quick summary is that a murderous woman named Athaliah made it her goal to murder all the heirs to the throne. But, for brave Jehosheba she…
On the Suicide of Vincent van Gogh
Fred Sanders has written a reflection on van Gogh that will forever cause me to think differently about van Gogh’s painting, A Starry Night. Indeed, Sanders makes me want to visit the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Fred…
A Time to Use the “SW” Word
“When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent (Proverbs 10:19).” About two months into kindergarten, our daughter Allison gravely told her mother and me that someone had swore on the bus. Had Allison…
Mike Wittmer on How Obama, Gates and Others Could Biblically Move Forward
Mike Wittmer: Wouldn’t it be refreshing—and wouldn’t it be the first step toward genuine healing—if Gates, Obama, and even Crowley (if he sinned against Gates in ways that have not yet been substantiated) repented of whatever way they had wronged…
Struggling to Find Workers at Your Church? Before You Get Discouraged . . .Read Matthew 9:35-38 and Remember:
It is that time of the year when churches are working to make sure they have slots filled for Fall ministries. It’s a challenge. “The workers are few.” But, before you get discouraged, read Matthew 9:35-38 and remember these points.…