Many weekends I like to post a prayer from that collection of Puritan prayers called The Valley of Vision. I do this because I need to learn to pray and because I know there is much I can learn from this book. Though it is not an instruction manual, there is a sense in which…
This week’s sponsor is Crossway Books. Crossway is offering five prizes, each of which will include three books by Sam Storms: More Precious than Gold, Hope of Glory and To the One Who Conquers. These are the three titles in a series of devotional books. One focuses on Colossians, one on Revelation 2-3 and the…
I was just opening up my blogging software to begin writing today’s article when I got interrupted by a Home Depot truck. After our basement got flooded a couple of weeks ago, we decided (after having the crack in the foundation repaired) to replace the old, ugly carpet with hardwood. We ordered everything from Home…
Support or Censure for Embracing MotherhoodWNBA star Candace Parker recently announced her pregnancy. The news was greeted with a great deal of anger and disappointment. This article explains why this is. Honk If You’re Paying My MortgageHere’s a bumper sticker worth owning! A Model of Biblical ProportionsA retired farmer has spent more than 30 years…
I posted this last Thursday but wanted to offer this as another reminder… It is time to think about the next classic book of the Christian faith that we will be reading together. The impetus for this project was the simple realization that, though many Christians want to read through the classics of the faith,…
As you might imagine, I receive a good deal of email from people who read this site. Probably the most common questions I receive (other than those mentioning The Shack) deal with books and reading. I guess I’ve established a reputation as a bookworm and people often ask just how I find time to read…
The Pornification of a CultureDr. Mohler: “The scourge of pornography is now so pervasive that it begins to define the culture at large. America is fast transforming itself from a society that allows and markets pornography into a culture that is pornographic. Boundary after boundary is being transgressed.” The FutureThis little cartoon captures something about…
I have written a lot of articles through the past 6+ years of blogging. Within all of the “every day” have been a few that I consider favorites–articles that, for one reason or another, stick with me even months or years later. I’ve often thought about collecting some of those together and allowing this to…
An Approach to Family DevotionsZ gives a roundup of Mark Driscoll’s approach to family devotions. I’m always interested in seeing how other people manage this time of family worship. Every Student an A StudentOwen Strachan has a couple of interesting articles on the phenomenon of grade inflation and the kind of mindset that goes with…
It is a question I am asked a lot: what Bible study curriculum do you recommend? I rarely know what to say. There are so many of them available; time would fail me to collect, examine and review them all. I was interested, then, to see that Paul Washer is releasing a new edition of…
When Missing Your Free Throws is a Good ThingRay Fowler shares a feel-good sports story. Win a Calfskin ESV Study BibleA Boomer in the Pew wants to give you a calfskin ESV Study Bible. Take a look to see how you can win it. Reading LeviticusJulian Freeman: “If you’re on my Bible reading plan (there…
I’ve been to my share of conferences in the past few years and quite a few of these have been geared toward pastors. There’s a phenomenon I’ve noticed at the beginning of these events. In many cases these conferences are an opportunity for old friends to reconnect. Many times pastors have been attending the same…
An Illuminating Housing Chart“Here’s the big problem with almost all the current rhetoric about the housing crisis: It presumes that the goal should be to get house prices rising again. The problem with that idea is that, even after a 25% decline, house prices are still way too high.” Flight 1549 Interview“You heard the miraculous…
It was a long but beautiful day today. I spent just about all of it, from beginning to end, with God’s people–time spent with them worshiping God, time spent with them in fellowship. Early this morning I had hoped to post a prayer from the Valley of Vision but time got away from me. It…
As I read John Piper’s book Finally Alive I came across a lot of godly wisdom. But there was one quote that, more than the others, jumped out at me. I thought I’d share it with you today… This is the message that you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.…
This week Evangelical Press, celebrating the opening of their US store, is offering five copies of Fearless Pilgrim: The Life and Times of John Bunyan. You may recognize the title from a review I wrote just a couple of weeks ago. I said there that “This is a fantastic biography–one that is well-written and nicely…
I am going to address two topics in this post, so be sure to read long enough to catch both of them. In just a moment I want to tell you about the next classic book of the Christian faith that we will be reading together. But first, I want to announce a special reading…
The Divine Egotist?Dr. Mohler provides a bibilical answer to this common series of questions: “Is the God of the Bible the supreme egotist? That question arises when human beings contemplate the meaning of the truth that God does everything for the sake of his own glory. Is God then a megalomaniac?” My Dad the ChristianJoe…
Years ago I was standing in the foyer of the church I attended at that time and a person who was new to the church came to me and, rather quietly, asked “What do you guys believe about smoking? Is it okay to smoke in this church?” I laughed a little, not because it was…
An Adoption Success StoryThe Washington Post shares the interesting story of C. Kenneth Johnson. “He has adopted eight children since 1983. Three daughters and two grandchildren still live with him. He has taken in another 144 foster children, most for a few days but some for as long as three years.” A Twelve-Year Old’s Abortion…