Abraham Piper shares why it is important for parents to be dull. This is critical and points to one of the dangers of our age.
Lloyd-Jones on the greatest danger to the soul
Can you imagine, realizing on judgment day, that you were mistaken about your salvation and now all that waits is eternal torment without a second chance (Matthew 7:21-23)? I’ve talked more than once to our people about what scares me…
Pro-Choice advocate Sally Jenkins defends Tim Tebow’s Superbowl ad
In a Washington Post article: As statements at Super Bowls go, I prefer the idea of Tebow’s pro-life ad to, say, Jim McMahon dropping his pants, as the former Chicago Bears quarterback once did in response to a question. We’re…
4-Block World Points out an obvious inequity
No deep spiritual lessons in this post; but a keen observation never the less. Click here to see more material from a blog that doesn’t dodge the tough issues.
“But of course the story of my life is not finished yet. . .”
Wendell Berry’s Jayber Crow: But of course the story of my life is not finished yet. I will not live to tell the end of it. My life, though, has been something (as only now at last I am able…
Pictures from Pollywog Creek
I am often blessed by Patricia Hunter’s blog. And, her painted bunting pictures are my favorite – – though the first pictures on this post are also a blessing. How could you look at these and not believe in a…
Future son-in-laws better plan on rings, and Christians better plan to observe . . .
Is your local church observing the Lord’s Supper this Sunday? There is an analogy to be made between a wedding (the outward celebration of the marriage covenant) and the ordinances or sacraments. I have two beautiful daughters (one with blue…
In whom should a pastor invest?
Guys –-here is one of the reasons I am making ministry to our men such a priority. Colin Marshall and Tony Payne in the recommended, The Trellis and the Vine: The Ministry Mind Shift that Changes Everything: But if we…
Is your church observing communion this Sunday?
Here are some questions and answers about communion I will be reviewing with the Bricks The question is not where is God present (by itself uninteresting when we are talking about an omnipresent deity), but where God is present for…
C.J. Mahaney on Cravings and Conflict
Some of the wisest thoughts I have heard on conflict were from C.J. Mahaney. Indeed, I included this quote in Unpacking Forgiveness. In fact, it is with great confidence that I can predict: You will face relational conflict in your…