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This grieving grandmother writes that This is NOT a Disney World… ” I got a phone call from my son. He told me that his two-year-old daughter (who doesn’t live with him) had somehow gotten out of the house the night before into the bitter Wisconsin winter.” David Prince offers A Simple Guide to Reading…
The Difference Between Outrage and Accountability – Yes! “For the Christian, shame and outrage can never be ends in themselves. While we value accountability, Christian accountability should always be oriented toward reconciliation and restoration – and seasoned with humility and love.” What It Means And Does Not Mean To Honor Our President – Mark Altrogge…
Three Christian Misconceptions About Muslims – “When the average Westerner hears ‘Muslim,’ a number of images come to mind—mostly negative. But most Muslims would be just as horrified as we are at the assumptions entertained about them.” We Are Called to Be Irritating – “The writer of Hebrews is emphasizing an intentional provoking or promoting…
You Don’t Need a Bucket List – Randy Alcorn explains that because of the resurrection you do not need to have a bucket list. Everything a Child Should Know About God – Westminster Books has a great sale on an excellent new book meant to teach the basics of theology to young kids. I read…
Tabletalk Magazine – You may be interested in reading the columns from this month’s Tabletalk magazine. The theme is inerrancy. Your Facebook Gender – I hope to have more to say about this in the future: Facebook now allows you to define your own gender and gender pronoun. Josh Hamilton and the Monster that Hunts…
How Many People Died in the Inquisition? – Nathan Busenitz provides a solid answer. “Some suggest that just a few thousand people were executed during the Inquisition, while others project that there were tens of millions of victims. So how can the estimates be so widely divergent?” Four Unthinkable Conversations – John Knight shares four…
Garrett Kell finds a Pattern Among Fallen Pastors. He describes a study that looked at 246 pastors who had experienced moral failure and points to the common patterns. Erik Raymond is one of my favorite bloggers, and just yesterday he moved his blog over to The Gospel Coalition; adjust your bookmarks accordingly! This simple comic…
Warming Up Your Car – The current cold snap seems like a good context to share this article about the myth of warming up your car on a cold day. Three Relationship Rules – You may appreciate these three relationship rules from Ed Welch. A Three-Parent Baby – How do you make a baby from…
6 Rules of Cultural Engagement – Joe Thorn offers guidance on engaging the culture around us. Congratulating Wesleyan – Carl Trueman congratulates Wesleyan for a ridiculous new step forward in the sexual revolution. The Medium is the Message – Here’s a helpful 2-minute summary of Marshall McLuhan’s famous aphorism, “The medium is the message.” Don’t…
How Well Do You Know Your Bible? – The new issue of Credo magazine is now available for free online reading or download. This issue’s subject: How Well Do You Know Your Bible? That Malaysia Airlines Plane – This guy thinks he knows where that missing Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared to. It seems more than…
A Young Earth – Steve Ham: “I do believe the Bible gives ample justification for calculating the age of the earth at around 6,000 years and for seeing six normal 24-hour days in the week of creation.” A Plea for Sanity – Mike Wittmer offers a plea for sanity at a time when people’s lives…
A Plea For Gospel Sanity in Missions – I regard this as a very important article. Aubrey Sequeira writes about overseas pastors who are deceiving North Americans into supporting their work. Make sure you read to the end! Whose History Is It Anyways? – Does historical accuracy really matter when it comes to film? You…
Carl Trueman has wise words about Bondage to Pornography. “One would not allow alcoholics to have the last word on liquor licensing laws or crack addicts on drug policy. Yet when it comes to sexual morality, that is the kind of world in which we now live.” This is a good one: Spurgeon on Christians…
McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson – I enjoyed reading this longform article on [soon to be former] McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson. The Gospel in the Dominican Republic – I’m thankful for this series from TGC on how the gospel is going forth in different countries from around the world. The Hopes of Central High – Sports…
Connecting with the Conference – I’m at Ligonier Ministries’ National Conference this week; for those who can’t make it, here are some ways to connect during the event. When Bible Reading Feels Like a Chore – Here are 3 reasons your Bible reading may feel like a chore. Keep Your Greek – Sign up for…
Women, Stop Submitting to Men? – This is good stuff from Russell Moore: “Those of us who hold to so-called ‘traditional gender roles’ are often assumed to believe that women should submit to men. This isn’t true.” Not quite. Bible Translation and I.T. – I appreciate this–a quick look at how I.T. plays a crucial…
The Shape of Things to Come – I don’t think you have to be an Apple fanboy to enjoy this (very long!) profile of Apple’s lead designer Jony Ives. (Note: language warning.) The Murderer Who Became a Missionary – Here is a remarkable historical account. (Update: This story may not be true.) What ISIS Really…
Ash Wednesday: Picking and Choosing our Piety – This is a very strong bit of writing from Carl Trueman. “I suspect that the reasons evangelicals are rediscovering Lent is as much to do with the poverty of their own liturgical tradition as anything.” Why Are Christian Movies So Painfully Bad? – Here’s an interesting look…
R.C. Sproul Jr. pulls no punches: “As a rule, men are relational dolts. From an early age girls develop sophisticated communications arrays, whereby they are able to simultaneously translate what anyone says, whether with words, expression or body language, into what they actually mean.” I enjoy the site Redeemed Reader and appreciated this: Five Red…
Why It’s So Popular – This is one of the best things I’ve read on the topic: The real reason 50 Shades of Grey is so popular. While we’re on the subject, here’s an interesting idea from Moody: Send them your copy of the book, and they’ll send back a copy of Pulling Back the…