Regarding Chick-Fil-A, the elephant in the room is, “Are they discriminating against Rockford, IL?” We can’t even buy a sandwich here. . . Barnabas Piper thinks Chick-Fil-A Wednesday is a bold mistake. He concludes an article for World Magazine with…
Should we forgive God?
Should we forgive God when life seems to be unfair? What do you think? I am in the process of writing a review of R.T. Kendall’s book, Totally Forgiving God: When it Seems He Has Betrayed You. Some of you…
Ross Douthat on Chick-Fil-A Wednesday
Ross Douthat against demonstrated why he is one of our day’s most insightful commentators. In his column for the New York Times Sunday paper he argued that there is a difference between freedom of belief and the free exercise of…
Pumpkins Bigger Than a Softball. Our Baby Bigger Than a Pumpkin.
Marybeth’s pumpkins continue to delight her with their growth. It is hard to believe that planting day was only two months ago. The drought has required a lot of irrigation. But Marybeth has been very diligent. …
Eric McKiddie: 3 Steps to An Encouraging Hospital Visit
It is not just pastors that should make hospital visits. Nearly all Christians should make hospital visits when appropriate. But the what to do when you get there? Eric McKiddie has a very helpful 3 point summary. Eric’s list includes…
Urban Legends: Why do they go viral?
Urban Legends: We’ve all heard them . . . and many of us have swallowed the bait. Starbucks refuses to give soldiers coffee. Children are abducted from Disney or Sam’s Club and their appearance is altered before they even leave…
If You Think Your Decision Affects No One Else, Read This
If you think you are an island unto yourself, read this quote which I have shared in the past: Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai taught: There is a story about men who were sitting on a ship, one of them lifted…
The Slo Mo Guys – Watermelons vs Rubber Bands
As Z says, “All the adrenaline of playing with explosives with none of the danger.”
C.S. Lewis: “Christianity is not the sort of thing anyone would have made up”
C.S. Lewis said that one of the reasons that he believes Christianity is that it is not the sort of thing anyone would have made up. In Mere Christianity, he wrote: Reality, in fact, is usually something you could not…