Look closely at the books in the basket and you will see that my book has rented space in the same neighborhood as what would appear to be an NIV Study Bible (N.I.V. is an abbreviation for the Northern Iowa…
One way Kirk Cameron “fireproofs” his marriage is by not kissing actresses while filming movies
Quoting: In Kirk Cameron’s new movie, “Fireproof,” he has to kiss the actress playing his wife. That was a problem. Cameron will not kiss any woman who is not his wife. “I have a commitment not to kiss any other…
More Than 22 Words Crossing the New I35 Bridge
“Watch” Abraham Piper and his people cross the new bridge in Minneapolis. They were giddy. I can’t imagine that Moses and the Israelites were any more excited crossing the Red Sea. I put this under “eschatology” because if these guys…
Thinking Biblically About the Banking Crisis
Read an excellent interview regarding the current economic crisis on Justin Taylor’s blog: David Kotter is the Executive Director of The Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. I’ve found him to be a reliable, insightful voice on the intersection of…
Remember, We’re in a War
Tullian Tchividjian quotes Cornelius Plantinga and reminds us that we are fighting in a great cosmic battle. (Click here). Too often Christians forget that Satan prowls around like a roaring lion and wants to crush souls in his jaws. We’re…
Seth Godin Explains Why We’re Hypocrites and We Get What We Pay For
Often we complain about certain marketing techniques. The reality is that we’ve asked for them. Seth Godin writes: If you don’t want spam in your inbox, never respond, never buy anything. Not even if it’s a good deal. If you…
An Exciting Olympic Athlete
Watch this video to be encouraged by the testimony of Allyson Felix. (Allyson’s father, Paul, teaches at the Master’s Seminary). HT: Pyromaniacs
Vitamin Z On Piper on the Olympics
One of my new favorite blogs is Vitamin Z. Read this post, where he quotes John Piper on our love for beauty. Click here.
Driscoll on The Shack
He makes me nervous some times, but he is gifted. And, Mark Driscoll makes some good points here in critiquing The Shack. HT: Mark Arant
Al Mohler on the Misuse of the Word Integrity
Some United Methodist pastors in California are officiating at same sex weddings on the grounds that doing so is a matter of integrity. Al Mohler points (click here) out that breaking one’s ordination vows is not a matter of integrity.