“Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down . . .” Isaiah 64:1. And when he came out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.” …
Mark’s Gospel “immediately” challenges readers to open the Christmas gift
Last Sunday, we considered Mark’s Christmas story. Mark wants to make sure you don’t forget to unwrap the present on Christmas morning. Christmas programs tend to focus on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. In Matthew, we find angels, Herod,…
Should Christians always forgive?
Of course, the title of this post is not a new question here at “A Brick in the Valley.” But, Timmie Brister has raised it on his blog. You might stop by there and read his insights which are well…
An Interview with Cisco Cotto about Unpacking Forgiveness
Cisco Cotto of WYLL AM 1160 (Chicago’s Christian Talk Radio!) recently interviewed me about my book, Unpacking Forgiveness. You can listen to the interview at noon C.S.T. on Sunday (December 13) or online. The podcast will be available at a…
Let Challies help you with your Christmas shopping
It’s not too late to order a few books for Christmas presents. Tim Challies has published his top nine books for 2009. It is a really good list. I wholeheartedly agree with his choice for book of the year. It…
How people from Wisconsin decide whether or not to eat something
With “the strategy of bingo and and the excitement of Chess,” Tom McMahon diagrams how people in Wisconsin (and Iowa and parts of Illinois for that matter) decide whether or not to eat something. Click here.
Today only sale at Crossway
Crossway is offering a 35% off sale which includes free shipping if your order is over $30. Theoretically, this would include Unpacking Forgiveness . . . Remember, the ESV Study Bible makes a tremendous Christmas present. It’s today only. If…
Top 10 Awful Truths About Book Publishing
Thinking about writing a book? Here is how the industry is changing. HT: Challies
C.S. Lewis on “Shadow-Lands” and the beginning of the great holiday
C.S. Lewis: When Aslan said you could never go back to Narnia, he meant the Narnia you were thinking of. But that was not the real Narnia. That had a beginning and an end. It was only a shadow or…
Bruner: “Better to go limping into heaven than leaping into hell”
Matthew 5:27-30: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your…