That the glory of the Lord might cover the dry land as the waters cover the sea
You don’t want to pay for other people’s contraception? Here’s what the editorial board of the New York Times thinks of your freedom of conscience and religious liberty: If the Supreme Court takes up these cases, it should soundly reject the warped view that some employers can get out of complying with the new law, and …
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From 10ofthose.com: While Halloween can often be a time associated with ghosts, devils and darkness, this video is designed to share the good news that Jesus is the light of the world! We are making this film available for free and encourage you share it with your friends via social media as well as showing at …
If you’re looking for some inspiration, to say nothing of a fascinating history lesson, an instance of one master of the English language writing about another, and an all around mind-widening read, I commend William Manchester’s biography of Winston Churchill for your reading or listening enjoyment. I’m in the first of three volumes on Audible, …
This video gives insight into what real life is like for those bearing witness to the light of the world in Central Asia: Kingdom of darkness from imb connecting on Vimeo.
Wow. HT: Douglas Wilson
Lloyd Jones is right: The work of preaching is the highest and the greatest and the most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called. . . the most urgent need in the Christian Church today is true preaching; and as it is the greatest and the most urgent need in the Church, it …
The “Tahoe Safe Alliance” provides Politically Correct definitions for all who would redefine reality and morality: Lesbian – A female- identified person who is attracted romantically, physically, or emotionally to another female-identified person. Gay – A male-identified person who is attracted romantically, physically, or emotionally to another male-identified person. Bisexual – A person who is …
Marilynne Robinson puts into words exactly what I’ve felt but couldn’t articulate about a number of things in this interview (HT: Eric Schumacher). Some excerpts for your edification. On a period of questioning and doubt: “I definitely went through a period when I thought I would make the experiment of unbelief, and it lasted several months, …
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The gospel is the hope for the world. Its only hope. The church is God’s program for missions, evangelism, and discipleship. Real change comes from the new birth, which comes by the power of the Spirit and the hearing of the word. How will the word be heard unless it’s preached? How will the born …
What if an author wrote a page-turner of a mystery story that depicted things about the world whose implications we have not pondered? What if there were an industry (modeling) that routinely exploited young defenseless women, stripping them of their inhibitions and their clothing, desensitizing them to indignities, disregarding their futures, and at the same …
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Slavery and sexism are hot topics in the blogosphere. Rachel Held Evans has made a name for herself by provoking complementarians and multiplying confusions about the Bible. She spent a year misinterpreting the Bible, then misrepresented what the Bible teaches in a book, then went on all the talk shows. The world loved it that …
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Gerald Bray writes in God Is Love (67–68): Today it is fashionable to point to the case of Galileo (1564–1642), who was persecuted by the Roman Catholic Church for his scientific beliefs. Few people pause to consider the fact that Galileo was condemned not because he opposed the teaching of the Bible but because he …
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At Tim Challies’ recommendation I read Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer, and I’m glad I did. The book is subtitled The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, but surely you know that no book has a magic formula to turn yourself into a Grand Master of Memory! Even if you employed all the strategies …
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I agree with David Murray’s 10 Positive Reasons to Train Your Kids in Cell Phone Use, and what I was looking for in the post comes in its last two paragraphs, where David offers advice on what action steps to take to make sure you’re a human using a tool. Here’s David’s advice on how …
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In case you missed it, you should read Denny Burk’s post on the lifting of the ban on women being on the front lines of combat. Here’s a taste: Are the fortunes of women in our country really enhanced by sending them to be ground up in the discipline of a combat unit and possibly …
Did you see David Radford on American Idol? His audition is here. So now he’s 24, married, and he and his wife have formed a duo called The Gray Havens, and they’ve come out with a Josh-Ritter-esque literary set of songs with a great sound called Where Eyes Don’t Go. I can’t stop listening to …
You would have to be hiding under a rock to have failed to notice that controversy swirls about human sexuality. You remember that thing Luther is purported to have said about where the battle rages? Well, in our day, the battle rages on the sexual-morality front. Only fools or cowards would urge that we shrug …
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Dear Senator Mark Pryor, You introduced Eric Metaxas at the National Prayer Breakfast, and you mentioned that you had read his books Amazing Grace and Bonhoeffer. Those books are about men who stood for conscience in the public square, William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. You now have your own chance to stand for conscience in …
Some time back there was a lot of interest in what was happening to the Beijing Shouwang Christian Church. I don’t think the interest has faded, but the stream of information has run dry. Recent days have given me the opportunity to see some Chinese friends face to face. With the language barriers and the …
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It seems like pro-life politicians are hearing the “gotcha” question from reporters more and more: what’s your position on abortion in the case of rape? Perhaps pro-lifers can say something along these lines: I had no control over the circumstances of how I was conceived, but I’m glad to be alive, grateful for the opportunity …