Today is election day here in the United States, so it is appropriate that we spend extra time praying for our nation and culture. Some days it seems as though our culture is speeding toward a moral precipice and there are other days when it almost seems that we are aiming toward that precipice in …
If you are looking for a good primer on culture and worldview, John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle have written a real gem. A Practical Guide to Culture comes close to being a must-read for parents and anyone who works with young people. The book is very readable and engaging with wit and humor mixed in. Stonestreet …
In a few months, I’ll be preaching from 1 Peter and was doing a little reading this morning in preparation for those sermons. I came across a story from R. C. Sproul that vividly captures our identity as Christians: My wife, Vesta, and I were traveling from Hungary into Romania right after the breakup of …
Several years ago I heard a pastor mention Peter Jones in a sermon dealing with paganism. I learned in that sermon that Jones had done research into paganism, especially the way that all varieties of paganism are related, but I was busy with doctoral work of my own didn’t dig any further into Peter Jone’s …
Martin had worked for an oil company for more than 20 years and was on his way to meet his new boss. He sat across the train from me and talked about his kids. His son was unruly and apparently a disappointment. He liked Donald Trump. He attended church at Christmas and for baptisms but felt …
There are lots of great links for you to look at today. A Clean House and a Wasted Life— Tim Challies has written a great post that should be encouraging for every wife and mother in the world: You cannot have perfect order and perfect productivity. You cannot have a home that is warm and full …
Crowdsourcing, according to Merriam-Webster, is “the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers.” It is a relatively new phenomenon and one that has great merit in certain situations. One of my favorite …
I like this definition of biblical worldview: A Christian worldview or a biblical worldview refers to the framework of ideas and beliefs, derived from the Bible, through which a Christian individual, group or culture interprets the world and interacts with it. A biblical worldview necessarily involves application of the whole Bible and not merely the parts that …
In, Miracles, C.S. Lewis rejects the notion that scientific progress and discovery has nullified the belief in miracles. The idea that progress of science has somehow altered this question is closely bound up with the idea that people ‘in olden times’ believe in them [miracles] ‘because they didn’t know they laws of nature.’ Thus, you …
An Open Letter to Young, “Post-Partisan” Evangelicals. David French argues that “post-partisan” is a pipe dream for evangelicals. One political party is completely dedicated to legal protection of abortion on demand. The other political party is completely dedicated to repealing Roe v. Wade. If you talk too much about abortion, others will define you, and …