Lig Duncan called this the greatest sermon on missions he has ever heard. John Piper tweeted, “This may have been the most powerful missions message I’ve ever heard. I needed to be quiet with God.” I pray many in our…
John Piper on the “Suicidal Craze of the Lottery”
John Piper: Tonight a ticket will be chosen worth over half a billion dollars. Lottery agents in New York were selling 1.3 million Mega Millions tickets per hour Thursday. Officials were expecting to sell about 1.2 billion tickets total before…
A Balanced Review of the Hunger Games
Don’t worry. This review isn’t going to tell you that you lost your salvation if you couldn’t put The Hunger Games down. Instead, it will show you how to ask the right questions about what you’re reading and it will…
For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside Marriage
Joe Carter: The Story: “It used to be called illegitimacy,” says the New York Times. “Now it is the new normal.” Once largely limited to poor women and minorities, motherhood without marriage has settled deeply into middle America: More than half of births to American…
Family Authorities Deny MLB Ryan Braun Request to Add ‘S’ to Name
AP (Keosauqua, IA). Stating that it was a question of honor, the Southeast Iowa center for Brauns family advancement released a statement early Friday denying Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun’s request to formally add an “s” to his name. “Our appeal…
Facing Death, a Christian Pastor Rethinks His Faith
Watch at least three minutes of this. When I was a seminary student, Ed Dobson was the pastor of Calvary Church in Grand Rapids. He was one of the most well known pastors not only in Grand Rapids, but amongst…
Flu Vs a Cold (Being mugged vs Being tortured)
Dan Phillips, author of the HIGHLY recommended, God’s Wisdom in Proverbs – – -indeed, let me stop for just a second and say that you if you enjoy Proverbs then you really want this book – – – compares and…
Chuck Colson on Religious Freedom and Possible Necessity of Civil Disobedience
This is a big deal! Denny Burk’s thoughts here.
Life Without Parents
Pastor Tom Anderst reflects on the loss of both of his parents: My mom died Wednesday, January 4, 2012. She had been ill for quite some time. We were surprised when it happened because she seemed to be doing better.…
Irony Here? Pastor Loses Temper While Reading Scripture About God’s Love
Please turn off those cell phones. HT: Z