I’ve posted several other times about Pastor Matt Chandler’s battle with cancer. Here is an AP article. Below you can also see his latest video update. DALLAS – Matt Chandler doesn’t feel anything when the radiation penetrates his brain. It…
Pictures from Afghanistan
Another amazing collection. Click here to see more at the Big Picture.
Would you rather be ruined than changed?
W.H. Auden: We would rather be ruined than changed; We would rather die in our dread Than climb the cross of the moment And let our illusions die.
Looking for a good mystery?
I really enjoy the Ian Rutledge series written by Charles Todd (a mother and son team). I just finished The Red Door and thought it as strong as ever. The series is set in England just after World War I. …
Use enough dynamite there Butch?
Trusting God through unemployment
There probably isn’t a church in North America right now that doesn’t have people facing unemployment. Do you know someone you can direct to these excellent thoughts from an elder at Capitol Baptist who is facing unemployment? Like many congregations…
“Mystery isn’t something that is gradually evaporating . . .”
In attempting to understand the complexities of life, I find my experience similar to Flannery O’Connor’s: Mystery isn’t something that is gradually evaporating. It grows along with knowledge. (See the Gooch biography, page 348).
One of the reasons you need a pastor
Shannon Popkin gives a great description of one of the ways your pastor can bless you. Read Shannon’s article and consider her question at the end. I pray that you can give an enthusiastic, “yes.” When I was in middle…
Some Very Exciting (by our standards) Brauns Announcements, including a move to Switzerland
Brauns highlights for 2010 (D.V.!). We are thankful for your prayers. Okay, the move to Switzerland is temporary. Our church is giving me a sabbatical this summer (not to be confused with vacation – – see a Matt Schmucker article…
Steve Brown on why pastors need a mean streak
I fully expect to go into an airport sometime and find three rest rooms: one for men, one for women, and one for clergy. Our image—and thus, God’s—is sissified. Steve Brown. “Fear of man will prove to be a snare,…