Russell Moore: 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 biblical Christianity…
Hell? Yes. . .
Best selling author Rob Bell insists that the answer to questions about the reality of eternal hell is essentially “no.” But orthodox theology has long recognized the doctrine of eternal punishment and soberly answered “yes” to the question of whether…
Japan’s tiny miracle
Time magazine: Amid the silent corpses a baby cried out—and Japan met its tiniest miracle. On March 14, soldiers from Japan’s Self-Defense Forces went door to door in Ishinomaki, a coastal town northeast of Senda, pulling bodies from homes that…
More pictures of the surreal carnage in Japan
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I saw a robin this morning
I noticed a robin when I arrived at church this morning and was reminded of this that I posted previously. What season is it in your life? Are you living in July? Or, is it late February full of slush?…
Images from Japan
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Humility=Relax
Tim Keller writes: But do you know where constant worry comes from? It’s rooted in arrogance that assumes, I know the way my life has to go, and God’s not getting it right. Real humility means to relax. Real humility…
A birthday exercise in being thankful rather than anxious
If you’re a parent and a pastor, then anxiety is never far away. Indeed, there are days when it knocks loudly at the front door. So this year, I decided to follow the wisdom of Philippians 4:6 – – Don’t…
What are your favorites from a list of hymns that last?
I love hymns so I enjoyed seeing this list of 28 of the most popular hymns based on a survey of Protestant hymnals. I don’t know all of them – – but, I do know most. #4 is a favorite…
Kurt Goff interviews Justin Taylor
I have enjoyed being interviewed a couple of times by Kurt Goff. There is much to learn from this interview and Justin’s balanced answers. I appreciate the section where he says, and this is not an exact quote, “There is…