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A La Carte (10/2)

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Moldova Report
T-Wax reports in after leading a small mission team to the Republic of Moldova for eleven days.


NBC Crew Stranded in Arctic
I just love this story. A NBC film crew went to the Arctic to report on the lack of ice but have been stranded on an icebreaker for three weeks. Why? Because of all the ice…


God and ‘My Rights’
Ben Witherington quotes a good column on “rights.” Instead of “rights,” the Bible speaks of “gifts.” There is no “right to life.” Life is a gift, and this may be the compelling reason we do not have any right to destroy life. I do not have “rights” over my own body; God has those “rights.” My body is a gift of God, an instrument to be used in service to God, a temple of God’s Spirit, not a private domain for me to use as I wish…


Faith, Feelings And Corrie Ten Boom
From Mark Altrogge, who reflects on a story told by Corrie Ten Boom. “Faith leads to obedience; obedience eventually produces feelings. In faith we obey God, even when we don’t feel like it, trusting that feelings will follow. Faith is the engine of the train and feelings are the caboose.”


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    A La Carte (October 15)

    The mom God isn’t calling you to be / Facing dementia, and never cast out / Parents, meet your gospel tutor / Can you sin against a chatbot? / Our membership vows and our future / Not all Christian websites are good for your health / Kindle deals

  • A La Carte (October 14)

    Are we raising Pharisees? / In Canada, new push for euthanasia for people with dementia / Follow the parenting formula / He’s worthy of your all / Why do we get so excited about celebrity conversions? / Public executions, public criminal trials, and the formation of souls / The best possible outcome / Mark Carney’s…

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    A La Carte (October 13)

    Will my prayers undo God’s good plans for me? / When your feelings fail you / Prediction markets: gambling by another name / Calibrate your conscience / When God shows up and you miss him / Scrolling through life / Kindle deals / New books

  • Reflecting the Son – Love God with All Your Mind

    What does it mean to love God with all of our minds? Jesus not only talked the greatest commandment, he walked it better than anyone. How, then, did the greatest keeper of history’s greatest commandment love God with his mind?

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    Is Alice Cooper a Christian?

    Alice Cooper’s new memoir Devil on My Shoulder talks openly about God. But is Alice Cooper a Christian? Here are some thoughts after reading his story.