A theodicy is “a defense of God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil.” A theodicy speaks to the question, “If God is good and all-powerful, how do we explain the existence of evil.” So how do…
The Joy of Being an Answer to Prayer
Here is a thought worth meditating on: Sometimes when we pray someone would be blessed, we end up being the instrument God uses to bless the person for whom we prayed. God answers our praying by saying, “I will bless…
Happy Birthday Isaac Watts
Fred Sanders: Isaac Watts, born this day (July 17) in 1674, is one of the greatest hymn writers in the English language. Growing up a Dissenter (his father was imprisoned twice for not being Anglican), Watts was not allowed to…
Inheriting the Joplin Tornado
Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart. Proverbs 11:29. My mind still can’t quite grasp the devastation of the Joplin Tornado. The destructive force is mind numbing.…
A Letter to a Mother Thinking about Terminating a Baby with a Genetic Disorder
Justin Taylor: A letter from one mother to another who just found out her baby in the womb has ARPKD, a rare genetic disorder of the kidneys that has no cure. (HT: LJT) Emma, I am so sorry that you…
“Submission” isn’t a Swear Word
The biblical concept of submission is a beautiful one. God works in and through submission and uses those over us to shelter us from some of the storms of life. Non-Christians regularly throw around words that should not be part…
Parents, are you teaching that failure is an option?
Collin Hansen on TGC blog: Your kids will fail. This is both inevitable and also necessary. Apparently not many parents today want to hear this uncomfortable fact. And they certainly don’t want to implement it in how they discipline their…
How can I stop thinking about how someone hurt me?
Mental quicksand – – sometimes we know that we need to quit dwelling on past wounds done to us, yet we can’t move beyond this. This weekend, I was privileged to preach this weekend at Bethel Church in Crown Point,…
Do Christians have to join a church?
Do Christians have to join a church? from Crossway on Vimeo.
Smiling about Baseball and Jeter
If you ever slept with the smell of your baseball glove, or listened to a game on the radio then you have to like this. The Captain just wrote a chapter of Yankee Lore. It’s been a long time since…