Each time I read the Gospel of Luke, I am struck by the Lord’s example in prayer. This list is not exhaustive. It does not include, for example, Jesus’s emphasis on prayer in his parables. 21 Now when all the people…
Loss of the Innocents
Ross Douthat: NEWTOWN, Conn., is about 20 miles from the town where my wife grew up. It’s the kind of place that rewards rambling New England drives: there are big old Victorian houses flanking the main street, a hill with…
The Newtown, Connecticut Murders: Links to Read Before Talking About Forgiveness
The evil murder of children and others in Newtown, Connecticut will inevitably raise questions about how the Christian view of forgiveness relates to such evil. One of the reasons that I wrote, Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and…
No Benches on Football Fields
We’re headed into the heart of football bowl season. If you’re a football lover, In the next few days you will be able to watch some great football games. The bowl season offers a chance to see all kinds of…
A Christmas Gift Idea
Let me give you a great gift idea for Christmas. It is a gift that will cost you nothing but an hour or so of your time. It will bless your entire family. It will encourage the leaders in your…
“Ways in the Manger” Sermon Series Thus Far
This post is also available at theredbrickchurch.org. You can listen to the sermons here. Thus far in our “Ways in the Manger” series, we have considered the births of Isaac and Benjamin. The Isaac birth-narrative reminded us that God graciously…
Pray Like a Drunk?
When was the last time you prayed this urgently? I’m preaching this Sunday on the birth of Samuel: the third in our series, Ways in the Manger. In the beginning of the narrative, Hannah longs for a child. She prays…
In short, you didn’t come from an embryo . . .
In Sunday’s sermon on the birth of Benjamin in our Ways in the Manger Series, I will take a few moments to comment on abortion. In preparing, I was reminded of this quote by Scott Klusendorf in his excellent book.…
Shane Rosenthal: Forgive Us Our Debts
If you watch the Peter Schiff clip, you will want to buy his books. (I haven’t read anything by him yet). Chris Cox and Bill Archer have written an unsettling piece for the Wall Street Journal about the sobering reality…
Carl Trueman on Assessing Leaders
Carl Trueman: The Greek historian Herodotus tells the story of an encounter between Croesus, the fantastically wealthy king of Lydia, and the Athenian sage and lawmaker, Solon. Pointing to his wealth and power, Croesus asked Solon if he considered him…