King for a Week is an honor I bestow on blogs that I feel are making a valuable contribution to my faith and the faith of other believers. Every week (in reality it actually tends to be every second week) I select a blog, link to it from my site, and add that site’s most…
“Saddam Hussein, among the world’s most brutal dictators, struggled briefly after American military guards handed him over to Iraqi executioners. But as his final moments approached, he grew calm. Dressed in a black coat and trousers, he clutched a Qur’an as he was led to the gallows, and in one final moment of defiance, refused…
Here are two prayer requests that have come to me via the blogosphere. Rick Phillips at the Reformation 21 blog asks for prayer for Dr. D. James Kennedy. Please pray for Dr. D. James Kennedy, his wife and daughter, and Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. Dr. Kennedy is in grave condition following a heart attack last…
Ping! That’s the sound of a pin dropping in the blogosphere. My RSS reader has been awfully quiet this week as I suppose the majority of bloggers are taking a break from the usual commitments. Good for them! Most people outside of the retail world are doing little if any work this week, and those…
Friday December 29, 2006 Politics: Angry in the Great White North has unearthed a terrible scandal involving Canada’s Prime Minister. Du Jour: Dan Phillips has a touching post on “Four faces: gaining perspective for the new year.” Video: Recover the Gospel is an attempt to collect some of the best video resources available at YouTube…
The Eden String Quartet is a quartet composed of four members of the Miller family of Oakland, Illinois and a new DVD by Franklin Springs Media tells their story. Krista Miller and Megan Miller Goff play the violin, Therese Miller the viola and Leah Miller the cello. Having played for many years and having received…
Thursday December 28, 2006 Conference: If you’re interested in going on the Alpha & Omega conference / cruise next year, act now to get the good rates. All you need is a refundable $50 deposit. James White has more. I’m planning on being part of this one! Books: Solid Ground Books is having an inventory…
Those with an interest in the theology of Scripture may be intrigued by a book published this year by New York University Press. “All religious traditions that ground themselves in texts must grapple with certain questions concerning the texts’ authority. Yet there has been much debate within Christianity concerning the nature of scripture and how…
Wednesday December 27, 2006 Du Jour: Justin Taylor links to John Piper’s concluding sermon in his study of Romans (a series that began on April 26, 1998). People: Billy Graham’s grandson, William Franklin Graham IV seems to be following in his grandfather’s footsteps. Technology: Search Wikia is an attempt to make the world’s best search…
I’ve often wondered if children in school continue to read Huckleberry Finn. It is a truly great story by a master storyteller and is a book I enjoyed a great deal when we read it in the eighth grade. I can still remember my teacher, who also happened to be the school’s principal, reading the…
Tuesday December 26, 2006 Entertainment: This is just terrible news. The comic strip Foxtrot is switching to a Sunday-only format. I’ve been reading it daily for years and years now. The days just won’t be the same… Books: It’s too late for Christmas, but maybe someone in your life would still appreciate this, a Bruce…
It is Christmas. Our day began a little bit earlier than I would have liked, but also a little bit later than I had expected. With our children growing older, we are finally able to celebrate Christmas the way I remember it as a child – a day of rising early and trembling with anticipation,…
There are some books I can read in an evening or two and feel like I have a good grasp of what the book is all about. There are others that I can pour over hour after hour and still feel like I am only scratching the surface of the book. Evangelical Hermeneutics falls into…
ChurchMerch is a new feature here at Challies Dot Com. Under this heading I intend to examine some of the merchandise that is being and will be marketed to Christians. I will expand a little bit beyond merchandise and may also examine movies, television shows and other media targeted at the “faith and values” crowd.…
As I began to review Speaking the Truth in Love, a biography of Roger Nicole, I felt uncertain how to introduce the subject. Nicole is a theologian whose impact is felt widely in the church, and yet one whose name is largely unknown. It occurred that David Bailey, the author of the biography, must have…
Amazon likes to send me recommendations for books I may enjoy. They obviously check my account to see what I have purchased recently and run some kind of a script to determine what other books I may like based on what I have bought in the past. A couple of days ago I received a…
Friday December 22, 2006 Books: Discerning Reader now has an RSS Feed for the most recent reviews (thanks to Travis for doing the work). Christmas: I asked my wife to consider making this for Christmas dinner but she refused. Religion: Here is the history of religion in 90 seconds. Q & A Amazon has a…
Last night our church gathered, divided into small groups, and went door-to-door in the neighborhood surrounding the school in which we meet. We went caroling and delivering copies of a book and an invitation to our Christmas Eve service to each of the homes in the immediate area. On the whole our efforts were well-received.…
Thursday December 21, 2006 Persecution: Random Responses posts a short video explaining just who it is that makes your Christmas lights. More here. People: Carl Trueman says R.J. Rushdoony was a Holocaust denier. Ian disagrees. Church: Jollyblogger posts a great African-Anglican zinger. Music: Christianity Today reviews the new Switchfoot album and gives it 4.5 stars.…
Not too long ago my youngest sister began dating a guy who seems to have made her all twitterpated. Shortly after she started seeing him, she drove up to Canada to spend a few days with my family. I took the opportunity to try to impart some big-brotherly wisdom to her. I told her that…