I don’t golf, nor do I often read SI. But, this article in which Rick Reilly describes Sir Charles’ golf swing is hilarious. (Click here). Have you ever secretly longed to comb through airplane wreckage? Had a morbid curiosity about…
The Gospel at Work in a Prison
Read Brian McLaughlin’s post about the Gospel shining in a dark place.
Leaders are Readers
One of my points of focus this summer has been to ramp up my reading. Mr. Jolly explains why reading is so important here. Among other books, this summer I’ve spent significant time reading: The Doctrine of the Christian Life…
Todd Bentley Healing Services
One man tells the story of his family’s evening with Todd Bentley. HT: Tim Challies
Contra Individualism, No Man is an Island
Individualistic Americans, including many Evangelicals, would do well to reflect on this illustration. Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai taught: There is a story about men who were sitting on a ship, one of them lifted up a borer and began boring…
Freed Hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Forgiveness
The NY Times published an interview with one of the hostages recently freed in Columbia (HT: Crunchy Con). She is transparent and vulnerable in describing how she is seeking to unpack forgiveness. The article reads: She wants to bear witness…
Tullian Tchividjian on Tony Snow
Read Tullian’s thoughts regarding Tony Snow’s death. When Tullian says that Tony spent the day with his grandfather, he is referring to Billy Graham.
The Quicksand of Depression
Ever suffer from depression? Ever get sucked into emotional quicksand. Telling yourself to snap out of it, or trying reason up out of the muck only makes it worse? Abraham Lincoln once said about his depression. “I am now the…
The Real 4th of July Party Was in Minneapolis
The pictures on 22 Words (click here) confirm that the best inferno in memory of the Revolution was in Minnesota. But, then it’s hard on trash cans.
Paul David Tripp – Whiter Than Snow
Paul Tripp has a new book out on Psalm 51, Whiter Than Snow: Meditations on Sin and Mercy. (Psalm 51 is David’s Psalm of repentance, post-Bathsheba). If you do nothing other than watch this 4 minute clip, your understanding of…