My Kindle is growing on me. Opportunities like this make me really like it. If you hustle over to Tony Reinke’s blog (click here), you can find out how to download seven free D.A. Carson books in .pdf format. Of…
Do We Think and Preach Enough About the Ascension?
How many sermons have you heard in your life that focused on the ascension of Christ? Yet, we must know why it is so important for every day life in the church. Michael Horton (People and Place, the chapter, “Real…
Missions and Micro-Economics: The Mango, Togo School For Sewing
Not surprisingly, the greatest humanitarian and economic needs is also found in those areas least penetrated by the Gospel. Cultures without Christ decay in every regard. Mango, Togo, West Africa is in northern Togo, just inside the 10/40 window. I…
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Esther?
Churchill once said of Russia, “it’s a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” One might feel the same about the book of Esther. And, before you say that you have it figured out, consider: Calvin’s solution was to…
Christ-Less Christianity
Tullian Tchividjian posts: “In preparation for my sermon this past Sunday, I re-read the opening lines of Michael Horton’s excellent book Christless Christianity (an absolute must-read for anyone bold enough to handle some right-on-the-money constructive criticism). He writes: What would…
Praying for Miss Mango (Continued)
My family and I have decided to call the little girl in this picture “Miss Mango.” (You may recall that I speculated that she might be an angel – – I personally took this picture in a recent trip to…
Don’t Insist on Seeing Too Much of Your Pastor
Haddon Robinson: A lot of pastors are all circumference and no center. If you are going to preach well, you have to spend time studying." Quoted in Quitting Church by Julia Duin. If we pastors are to avoid being all…
Pictures for Worship
“One of the crewmembers aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis snapped this photo of heavy cloud cover over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico.” “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his…
Goog 411
This is really cool. I tried pizza for Stillman Valley, IL and it worked as advertised: 8 results, #4 is the preferred pizza. It now tells intersections, too. Does anyone use this? I am so impressed that I dedicated “g”…
Pentecost: When Babel Was Turned Upside Down
Tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday when we celebrate the pouring out of the Spirit and the inauguration of the New Covenant. Think prayerfully and deeply about Pentecost. It is an epochal Sunday! In a “must own” book on the Holy Spirit,…