Per the New England Journal of Medicine, how current causes of death compare with those from 1900. Click here. HT: T-Wax
Belief in Hell Lowers Crime Rate
In the context of forgiveness, I have previously written that A soft view of hell makes hard people. Those who do not believe that people will stand before a just judge are far more likely to be bitter about wrongs…
The Goal of Church Discipline is Not Restoration of the Believer
Pastors often emphasize that the goal of church discipline is restoration of the believer. There is truth in this statement. Yet, it is incomplete and can quickly lead to practical problems in a local church. To be sure, a prayer…
How Can Married Couples Get Along When They Are Very Different?
Dr. David Powlison – Building Intimacy with a Spouse Who Has Different Interests than Yours from CCEF on Vimeo. HT: JT
National Geographic Traveler Magazine: 2012 Photo Contest
Some amazing shots on the Big Picture.
Unity Requires a Center
It is one thing for a church or denomination to pine for unity. It is another thing for that church or denomination to define the place where unity will occur. Unity always requires a center. If a group of people…
5 Problems with Unconditional Forgiveness
Many teach that Christians should unconditionally forgive grave offenses regardless of whether or not the offender is repentant. Yet, as I argued in Unpacking Forgiveness, this is not biblical. To be sure, Christians should unconditionally adopt an attitude of forgiveness.…
Who is being discriminated against?
Christianity Today reports the story of a New Mexico wedding photographer who was successfully sued for refusing on religious grounds to photograph a lesbian wedding. In 2006, Vanessa Willock asked Elane Photography in Albuquerque to photograph her same-sex commitment ceremony.…
TWO Pictures (“Brick” Homework Gets Tougher)
It is not enough to simply teach our children Bible stories. We need to show them the significance of biblical truth for today. Here is one suggestion for parents. Sunday (D.V.), I am preaching on Daniel 3. This is the…
Church Leaders Must Cast Vision; “Where There is No Vision the People Perish” Revisited
Church leaders seeking to establish the biblical basis for a vision statement should look to passages like Revelation 22 rather than misapplying Proverbs 29:18’s “where there is no vision the people perish.” Let’s be vivid in calling people to fix…