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Falling in Love with the ChurchDerek Thomas on this always-important topic: “Something is terribly wrong when professing Christians do not identify with the church and love being a part of her. Something is wrong when professing Christians fail to be passionate about every aspect of the church and long to invest themselves in her, taking…
“If God Is Good” Annotated BibliographyRandy Alcorn has posted a partial annotated bibliography of the books he read in his research for If God Is Good. Distributing DarwinThis is different: “Best-selling author and evangelist Ray Comfort hopes to give away tens of thousands of copies of a special edition of Charles Darwin’s The Origin of…
Dan Brown’s 20 Worst SentencesI thoroughly enjoyed this roundup of the worst twenty sentences found in books written by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown. A favorite: “My French stinks, Langdon thought, but my zodiac iconography is pretty good.” Spec WorkThere has been a lot of talk recently in the design biz about spec work…
Don’t Be Like MikeVoddie Baucham: “There was a stark difference between the two acceptance speeches. As I listened to the two speeches, all I could think of was the old commercial catchphrase, “Like Mike… If I could be like Mike.” Unfortunately, in this instance, Mike was the last person anyone should aspire to be like.…
Dying in AmericaAn article like this one raises some very good questions about end-of-life care in our society. “When you’ve lived to be 91, death is not untimely. It is not a tragedy. And my grandmother’s death, in particular, should not have been so cruel. Money was not an issue. She had great insurance, and…
A Long Journey in Church DisciplineThabiti links to a series of three articles by Tom Ascol. “They are stirring posts about a man lovingly disciplined by his church over 15 years ago. After 15 years of continuing in unrepentance, Ascol and the Grace Baptist Church family saw this man restored in repentance and love a…
Global Warming Takes a BreakI am beginning to see more and more articles claiming things like this: “It is increasingly clear that global warming is on hiatus for the time being. And that is not what the UN, the alarmist scientists or environmentalists predicted. For the past dozen years, since the Kyoto accords were signed…
Praying for More than a Few MinutesIn this small article Paul describes why, at Grace Fellowship Church (aka my church) we set aside days of prayer. “When Grace Fellowship Church began we were one dependent lot. We had no money, no building, no people, and no guarantee of success. Yet, reading of two personalities from…
Eight Years After 9/11Michael Yon posts an interesting photo essay of the war in Afghanistan, eight years after 9/11. WorshipGod MP3s AvailableTwenty four seminars from WorshipGod09: From Generation to Generation are now available at the Sovereign Grace Ministries website. And they’re all free. Bob Kauflin has the details. Placebo ButtonsI hate elevators at the best…
President Obama’s SpeechDr. Mohler comes through with a very level-headed explanation of why there is so much controversy surrounding President Obama’s speech to the students of America (and why people should stop worrying about it). Fan Feels Uplifted After FallHere’s a feel-good story from the world of baseball: “He lay on his back in the…
Morning and Evening PodcastChristianAudio offers a podcast of Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening [twice] daily devotional. Phil Wickham OnlineConversantLife is streaming a concert tonight featuring Phil Wickham. “Phil will be playing acoustic versions of songs from his forthcoming record, Heaven & Earth, explaining the unique stories behind each of them and how they weave together…
Southern California WildfiresBoston.com has some amazing photographs of the wildfires currently tearing through southern California. Moralism is Not the GospelDr. Mohler: “In our own context, one of the most seductive false gospels is moralism. This false gospel can take many forms and can emerge from any number of political and cultural impulses. Nevertheless, the basic…
Updated NIV in 2011Everyone’s talking about it. “Biblica, the Committee on Bible Translation and evangelical publisher Zondervan jointly announced the newest New International Version Bible — and acknowledged they were still singed by the fire and brimstone cast down on earlier update efforts.” In other words, the TNIV will disappear and will be replaced by…
The Resurgence of the R-WordI’ve noticed this trend, that the “r-word” is back in full force. “Actress Lindsay Lohan uses it, comedian Chris Rock says it, and last year’s Ben Stiller movie Tropic Thunder took it to a new low, when it mocked actors who play disabled characters, using the phrase ‘going full retard.’ It’s…
Too Great a Good for CaesarJohn Mark Reynolds offers a good perspective on health care. “Even fans of the President should be hesitant to give the government such powers. The Obama plan may be passed with great intentions, but Obama will not be President forever. Worse men may come to power and use increased government…
Jennifer Knapp To Make a Comeback?Well isn’t this a good bit of news. Several years after falling off the face of the earth (having released a collection of very good albums) Jennifer Knapp appears ready to try again. Unpacking ForgivenessChris Brauns: “I’ve been thinking recently about something television star Kelsey Grammer said. It’s not because…
The Kindle Can’t Scare MeA small publisher of a very niche kind of book has some interesting things to say about Amazon’s Kindle. What it does well, what it does poorly and what it will do in the future. Do We Have Free Will?Andy Naselli answers this one over at Reformation21. It’s not one you…
Wikipedia To Make ChangesI find this very interesting (and a good lesson on human nature). “Wikipedia, one of the 10 most popular sites on the Web, was founded about eight years ago as a long-shot experiment to create a free encyclopedia from the contributions of volunteers, all with the power to edit, and presumably improve,…
Chernobyl Then and NowHere is an interesting series of photos showing Chernobyl back in 1984 and showing what it looks like today. The Greenback EffectWarren Buffet, in an op-ed at the Times, shares some staggering facts. “Congress is now spending 185% of what it takes in; the deficit is a post WWII record of 13%…
Reformation Study Bible iPhone AppThe Reformation Study Bible is now available as an iPhone app. Ligonier’s blog has the details. A Quiet Circumvention of MoralityDr. Mohler writes about women being involved in combat situations in the U.S. military. “From a Christian perspective, the concern about women in combat goes far beyond the pollsters’ questions. If…