Alex Chediak: College should be a temporary season of academic preparation and personal growth to propel a lifetime of effective service to God and neighbor. It should be a launching pad into all that goes with responsible Christian adulthood. Yet…
What We Stress to Our Graduating Seniors
Over the years I have been in pastoral ministry, I have developed a letter I share each year with our graduating seniors. The goal is to fit on one page central truths we pray they will take with them wherever…
The Paradox of Repentance
Cornelius Plantinga: It’s hard to repent. And while it’s hard enough to repent before a perfect God, it’s even harder to repent before an imperfect human being. To admit that you have injured or neglected another person, then to go…
What not to do when you receive your diploma
N.D. Wilson explains: “The Hunger Games is Flawed to Its Core”
If you click to through the link, the last two paragraphs are especially important: Nate (N. D.) Wilson is one of my favorite writers. He has given us some excellent fiction and non-fiction books. He knows what makes a story…
Justin Taylor explains why he believes in a covenant of works
Justin Taylor: Reformed theologians historically have held to a “covenant of works” (or covenant of creation) between God and Adam. Many evangelical scholars today deny that such a thing existed. I believe that it does. This following questions and answers…
Have you called your “mama” yet? Listen to the Bear.
Keep the Bear’s advice in mind this weekend. HT: Gunny
An Appropriate Video on Mother’s Day
Eric Metaxas on “A Savage Attack”
Eric Metaxas on Breakpoint: It all began when the National High School Journalism Conference invited a gay rights activist named Dan Savage to speak to students in Seattle about the need to prevent bullying. But it turned out that this…
Reflections on “The Wild Things”
Author Maurice Sendak has died. Russell Moore posted about the “wild things” in life (see What Maurice Sendak can teach the church) and below is a post I wrote a couple of years ago. ********** Only God stills the “Wild…