He makes me nervous some times, but he is gifted. And, Mark Driscoll makes some good points here in critiquing The Shack. HT: Mark Arant
Chesterton in Orthodoxy
I have been reminded this weekend, again, of Chesterton’s brilliant ways of making an argument. But, as a “clergyman,” he sometimes makes me nervous in how he advances his points. A clergyman may be apparently as useless as a cat,…
Counseling Resources
If you are struggling with divorce, recovering from child abuse, you are facing death, or a number of other specific counseling problems, I would recommend that you review this series of booklets from the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (click…
"It’s a Lousy Night to Be An Atheist"
According to World Magazine, 7/26-8/2, 2008, ESPN Commentator, Rick Reilly said, “It’s a Lousy Night to Be An Atheist,” after All-Star outfielder Josh Hamilton (who because of addiction dropped out of baseball for three years) set a Home Run Derby…
ESV Study Bible: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
People often ask me for study Bible recommendations. (A study Bible is essentially a Bible that includes helpful commentary and notes). In the past, I’ve given a mixed recommendation to several different resources. But, I’ve had reservations. It is my…
When a Switch Hitter Meets a Switch Pitcher
If you like baseball, watch this. Read more here about a guy who can pitch with either arm. HT: Gunny
Kay Warren: Joining the Resistance
In the August 2008 edition of Christianity Today, Kay Warren tells of a Cambodian area called “The Street of the Little Flowers.” . . . Unfortunately, the lovely street name belied the wickedness that occurs there all day, 365 days…
The Principle of the Rope
One of the things we talk about at our church is something called the principle of the rope. The principle of the rope is that there exists an invisible link, a figurative rope if you will, between people. Whether you…
Al Mohler on the Misuse of the Word Integrity
Some United Methodist pastors in California are officiating at same sex weddings on the grounds that doing so is a matter of integrity. Al Mohler points (click here) out that breaking one’s ordination vows is not a matter of integrity.
Bible Translations and the Renewal of Culture
Read Justin Taylor’s post about how widely the Bible has been translated, and how this has been a wonderful contribution to the mind of many different cultures. Click here.