Note that this is a Saturday post and the category is “stupid stuff“:
Should Christians tithe?
Andy Naselli summarizes an answer to this question from theologian Thomas Schreiner.
Honk if you love anti-Christian bumper stickers
Russell Moore considers the presence of anti-Christian bumper stickers: To get to my favorite coffee shop here in Louisville, I pass a lot of bumper stickers intended to make people like me angry. One of them says “Born Okay the…
The 5 Best Toys of All Time
As a farm kid, I would add a creek to the list, as documented by the below picture of my son and me in the Swiss Alps. Still, I can’t argue with this list of the 5 best toys of…
On Evaluating Sermons
One of our dreams for the “Bricks” in Stillman Valley is that they will be like the Bereans who received the Word eagerly, but also examined the Scriptures for themselves to see if these things were so (Acts 17:11). At…
How our faith is to be like Abraham’s
I am preaching on Romans 4:13-22 on Sunday. Paul’s argument in this section is that Abraham was saved by faith and not through works of the law. In this context, Calvin reflects on how our faith should be like Abraham’s:…
How Deep The Father’s Love for Us – Sarah Sadler
The Sweethearts dinner is at the Lutheran church in Lake Wobegone
Tim Keller: Three ways with families
Tim Keller considers the reasons for declining birth rates: In Japan, in Western Europe, and in Russia, the birth-rate has fallen precipitously, to below replacement levels. If this does not change, the economic and cultural impact will be very great…
Meet me in Oxford (or at least read Philemon or Romans 3:21-26)
I am planning to preach at Oxford Bible Fellowship near Miami University in Ohio tomorrow . You can read Jeremy Carr’s introduction of me, as well as my encouragement to read Philemon over at Jeremy’s blog. Click here. In the mean time,…