Dr. Russell Moore wrote a book which I highly recommend, Adopted for Life. You can read Owen Strachan’ excellent post on Adopted for life on his web site. Dr. Moore recently shared what he and his family have learned in…
Hurting Parents Need A Place to Meet
Hurting parents are deeply wounded. They need a safe place to meet where they can share prayer requests and know that they are not alone. If you are a hurting parent, I would encourage you to just read the comments…
Incredible Olympic Photography from The Big Picture
The Big Picture has published an amazing gallery of Olympic pictures. I can’t even imagine how much fun it would be to do photography at the Olympics. Click here to see the entire gallery of Olympic pictures.
Is Chick-Fil-A Wednesday a Bold Mistake?
Regarding Chick-Fil-A, the elephant in the room is, “Are they discriminating against Rockford, IL?” We can’t even buy a sandwich here. . . Barnabas Piper thinks Chick-Fil-A Wednesday is a bold mistake. He concludes an article for World Magazine with…
Pumpkin Journaling #5
Hi this is Marybeth I am happy to say that our pumpkins are doing amazing maybe. Even better than normal! There is a little girl named Amelia that goes to our church. She loves to look at my garden. I…
Should we forgive God?
Should we forgive God when life seems to be unfair? What do you think? I am in the process of writing a review of R.T. Kendall’s book, Totally Forgiving God: When it Seems He Has Betrayed You. Some of you…
Ross Douthat on Chick-Fil-A Wednesday
Ross Douthat against demonstrated why he is one of our day’s most insightful commentators. In his column for the New York Times Sunday paper he argued that there is a difference between freedom of belief and the free exercise of…
Pumpkins Bigger Than a Softball. Our Baby Bigger Than a Pumpkin.
Marybeth’s pumpkins continue to delight her with their growth. It is hard to believe that planting day was only two months ago. The drought has required a lot of irrigation. But Marybeth has been very diligent. …
Eric McKiddie: 3 Steps to An Encouraging Hospital Visit
It is not just pastors that should make hospital visits. Nearly all Christians should make hospital visits when appropriate. But the what to do when you get there? Eric McKiddie has a very helpful 3 point summary. Eric’s list includes…
Urban Legends: Why do they go viral?
Urban Legends: We’ve all heard them . . . and many of us have swallowed the bait. Starbucks refuses to give soldiers coffee. Children are abducted from Disney or Sam’s Club and their appearance is altered before they even leave…