If you don’t have cancer, you know people who do. And it may soon knock at your door. I find this blog written by a mother who lost a daughter to cancer, wisely encouraging. A recent post: In June of…
Keep Reforming
John MacArthur has written a series of posts to young leaders sometimes called “young, restless, and reformed.” See this post for instance. The final installment is a greater reminder for both young pastors and local churches. I’m grateful for the…
Why are pastors and preachers important to the church?
Bryan Chapell summarizes the doctrinal importance of pastors and preachers. RSS subscribers will need to click through.
What is God?
Westminster Question #4. What is God? God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.
The Occasion Is Piled High With Difficulty
Abraham Lincoln once said, “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew,…
Free from the fear of death
Jesus delivers us from our fear of death. I once visited with a lady in her home who had polio during the terrible Rockford Polio epidemic in 1945. It was an awful time for Rockford. There were over 380 cases…
Even in laughter the heart may ache
“Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in grief (Proverbs 14:13).” Have you ever noticed someone who seems to be making all the wrong decisions, and yet he or she seems happy about it? Perhaps you…
If someone has been divorced, can he or she remarry?
RSS subscribers may need to click through to watch this video clip. This is a question I also addressed in Unpacking Forgiveness.
No Community Without a Circumference
Thomas Oden: There is a fantasy abroad that the Christian community can have a center without a circumference. Since we gather around Jesus, it is argued, it is our center, not our boundaries, that matter. But this is the persistent…
Flee the Hidden God and Run to Christ
Rather than working yourself into a mental tizzy over elusive questions, run to Christ. Philip Yancey: Martin Luther encouraged his students to flee the hidden God and run to Christ, and I now know why. If I use a magnifying…