Ross Douthat’s thoughts on the NYC mosque/Ground Zero controversy are the most insightful I have heard thus far. There’s an America where it doesn’t matter what language you speak, what god you worship, or how deep your New World roots…
The number one threat for America?
Scott Moore points to what one professor says is the number one threat to America. I suspect he is correct. I will never forget the serious look on Dr. Richard Pratt’s face one Monday night as he was expressing his…
NPR: In the land of Mao, a rising tide of Christianity
A recent NPR article surveys the rapid spread of Christianity in China. It concludes: China’s Christians are pushing back the boundaries, and the authorities don’t seem to know how to respond. Recent reports say some leaders of larger unofficial churches…
Your first business every day
Psalms are a wonderful place to get your soul into a “happy state.” This summer, I have been memorizing Psalm 65. The Psalm shows us how we can experience joy when we meditate on how both the power of God…
Steeples in the valleys and the most fortuitous moment in human history
The picture to the right is of Jamie and me in the Lauterbrunnen Valley in Switzerland. One cannot look at too many village landscapes in Western Europe, without seeing a steeple. I recall once reading that Calvin said when Paul…
Let’s multiply our talents with this sort of ingenuity . . .
The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) encourages us to multiply what has been entrusted to us – – rather than playing it safe. To multiply talents requires hard work, risk, and creativity. Examples like the one below (of how…
NY Times: AIDS War is falling apart
The New York Times: On the grounds of Uganda’s biggest AIDS clinic, Dinavance Kamukama sits under a tree and weeps. Her disease is probably quite advanced: her kidneys are failing and she is so weak she can barely walk. Leaving…
Two false notions American churches should reject about global ministry
Mark Noll, in his important book, The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith: For American churches to participate in the universal body of Christ in ways that reflect the deepest realities of that body, it…
Before you make this loan, ask how good is God’s credit rating?
Proverbs 19:17, “Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.” Wouldn’t you agree that God is a good credit risk? Matthew 25:40
Read this before pinching: Patrick wasn’t a leprechaun
Russell Moore on Patrick: To our shame, most evangelical Protestants tend to think of Saint Patrick as a leprechaun. As we watch the annual drunken parades and pop-culture consumerism of the March holiday, no one could seem more removed from…