Reading this story about the persecuted church in China may encourage you to pray for believers in China even as you’re thankful for a dry place to worship this Lord’s Day. Christianity Today: The global media spotlight has recently centered…
Fukushima First Baptist Church
Tim Challies links to the web site of a pastor of a church ravaged by the Tsunami and nuclear accident: Yesterday a reader of this site sent me a link to an interesting series of blog posts—posts written by Pastor…
One way to prepare for Holy Week
Good Friday and Easter are only a few weeks away. Perhaps, you have already been meditating and preparing. If not, I would offer one approach: Read the Gospel of Mark as many times as possible. It’s the briefest of the…
The Apostle Paul sounds better than John Lennon at the nursing home
I called on one of our older people today at a rehab center which is also a nursing home. Pop music was playing over the sound system and the first song that caught my attention was John Lennon: Imagine there’s…
A review and an interview about “When the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search”
Liam Moran recently reviewed my book When the Word Leads Your Pastoral Search. He also posted some questions I answered about pastoral transitions (see here).
A Chapter of Proverbs Today (Fear of man will prove to be a snare . . .)
Wisdom is the saw we use to cut through life. One of the best ways to sharpen your saw is to spend regular time in the book of Proverbs. Over time, Proverbs will become a part of your thought process.…
Before buying the next inspirational bestseller, ask this question . . .
Before being shaped by a book, movie, or sermon, ask yourself this question, “To what source of authority does this work appeal?” Tim Challies posted today about another inspirational book selling like Cabbage Patch Dolls in 1982. I don’t think…
On not grabbing the dog’s ears
I recently became aware of a controversy brewing in the Evangelical / Internet world. I know some of the people involved. A post might generate some traffic and discussion. But, I thought of Proverbs 26:17: Whoever meddles in a quarrel…
I’ve never been snorkeling but this makes me want to go . . .
Randy Alcorn: When I think of the first glimpse of Heaven, I think of the first time I went snorkeling. It was absolutely breathtaking. There were thousands of fish of every shape and size and color, and just when you…
Brauns creativity combined with Spring Break
The genius comes from their mother’s side. Ben was forced to play the villain. Allison was not on location when the video was filmed.