In the past several days I have come across a particular passage of Scripture several times. Each time I see it, it grabs my heart. The passage is Hosea verses 1b – 6 which reads: There is no truth or mercyOr knowledge of God in the land.By swearing and lying,Killing and stealing and committing adultery,They…
Just a small update on this site. I have been remarkably busy lately and at the same time my daughter has decided that mom and dad just don’t need sleep, so my writing has been minimal of late. I think she’s starting to get the hang of sleeping again, so hopefully I can get back…
Just a reminder that the first-ever Challies Dot Com contest ends tonight at 11:59 PM EST. I have gotten some great entries so far, but there is still plenty of opportunity to win yourself a copy of Six Battles Every Man Must Win. You can read about the contest here.
I am (again!) thinking of changing the look of this site. This will be the fifth time in the past couple of years. As a Web designer I find it difficult to stick with any one look for a long time and sure enough, I am getting the itch once again. You can get an…
For several months, I have been conversing with my new friend Doug who runs the site CoffeeSwirls. Since the time we first began writing back and forth I have seen tremendous and exciting growth in Doug as he devotes himself to studying Scripture and seeking wisdom. He recently mentioned that he was going to dive…
Though it has nothing to do with what I usually write about, I thought I would post a link to this site. It is a fascinating account of a woman named Elena who travels into the Chernobyl “dead zone” and records her journey with photographs. It is amazing to see how a city, and really…
This site is experiencing some technical difficulties. I am not quite sure what the cause is but am investigating and hope to have it resolved shortly. If the meanwhile you may find the commenting system “flaky” and may notice other random problems. I apologize in advance…
The first Monday in April has long been one of my favorite days of the year, for it is the day that the Boys of Summer take to the field and begin the long, difficult journey through the baseball season. Since I was just a child I have loved baseball. I grew up listening to…
This morning we had the privelege of attending the first preview service for The Journey Church in Brampton (Web site design by yours’ truly!). For those who are not familiar with the term, a preview service is a service held approximately once per month for the four or five months preceding the launch of a…
I recently completed an in-depth study of the book of Proverbs. Reading one chapter for each day of March, I completed this study in 31 days. As I sought to learn wisdom and discernment from God, I found this to be one of the most rewarding Bible studies I have ever completed. Every day I…
“You need not weep because Christ died one-tenth so much as because your sins rendered it necessary that He should die. You need not weep over the crucifixion, but weep over your transgression, for your sins nailed the Redeemer to the accursed tree. To weep over a dying Saviour is to lament the remedy; it…
Browsing through the newspaper the other day I came across an article that really caught my attention. It was a rather tragic story of a young man who hated who he was. At some point in his early teenage years he became convinced that he was actually a girl trapped in a boy’s body. He…
You know what this site needs? It needs a contest… To that end, I am going to be giving away 3 signed, hardcover copies of Bill Perkin’s newest book Six Battles Every Man Must Win, which goes on sale today (See it at Amazon). I reviewed this book on March 22 and can testify it…
In response to the uproar surrounding The Passion of the Christ I wrote four articles about events that occured during Jesus’ final hours. They are: