Quoting: In Kirk Cameron’s new movie, “Fireproof,” he has to kiss the actress playing his wife. That was a problem. Cameron will not kiss any woman who is not his wife. “I have a commitment not to kiss any other…
Bryan Chapell on Expository Preaching
Spend one minute and forty one seconds watching this clip and you should learn (or at the least be reminded of) something important about biblical preaching. HT: Bro. Matt’s Blog
The Financial Crisis: What Should Happen to Bonnie and Clyde?
Cal Thomas compares those who have take advantage of their position to reap tens of millions to the notorious bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde: MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY DON’T UNDERSTAND AND CAN’T EXPLAIN WHAT IS HAPPENING ON WALL STREET AND IN…
Writing from the Land of Lincoln
In 1832, if you had asked a 23 year old Abraham Lincoln what he thought of the area that is now Stillman Valley, Lincoln probably wouldn’t have wanted to talk about it. Here on the ground that is now Stillman…
Facts About How “American Christians” Give
If you have not read: Smith, Christian, and Michael O. Emerson. Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money. New York: Oxford Univeristy Press, 2008. At least read this alarming summary. . .Here are 6 facts about…
Do You Wish You Were More Self Controlled?
Click here to see the flier for a new sermon series I begin in October.
More Than 22 Words Crossing the New I35 Bridge
“Watch” Abraham Piper and his people cross the new bridge in Minneapolis. They were giddy. I can’t imagine that Moses and the Israelites were any more excited crossing the Red Sea. I put this under “eschatology” because if these guys…
Piper on the Opening of the I-35 Bridge
John Piper and Bethlehem Baptist are located close to the bridge that collapsed last year in Minneapolis. The new bridge is open and John Piper reflects on how God is at work. A Tribute to Flatiron Constructors and Their Maker…
Sheep, Goats, and the Last Judgment
What are you doing today for the least of these brothers of Christ? In Matthew 25:31-46 Jesus vividly describes the last judgment. The importance of this teaching can scarcely be overemphasized. Frederick Dale Bruner writes: “This depiction of the Last…
Thinking Biblically About the Banking Crisis
Read an excellent interview regarding the current economic crisis on Justin Taylor’s blog: David Kotter is the Executive Director of The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. I’ve found him to be a reliable, insightful voice on the intersection of…