I suppose we all know that as Christians we are meant to grow up, to mature. We begin as infants in the faith and need to develop into adults. The New Testament writers insist that we must all make this transition from milk to meat, from the children’s table to the grown-up’s feast. And yet…
Making Meetings Effective – Here’s some simple advice for making church-based meetings effective. Because we’ve all been in too many meetings where too little actually gets done. A Critique of Family Driven Faith – Jerry Wragg and Todd Murray have written a helpful critique of Voddie Baucham’s Family Driven Faith, and with it the Family…
Nancy Pearcey’s Total Truth is a book I have read and re-read, and one I intend to read again in the very near future. As I flipped through it today I came across the fascinating account of her conversion. While still at L’Abri, I had once accosted another student, demanding that he explain why he…
Douglas Wilson takes on N.T. Wright in an article titled And All God’s People Said, “Wut?” Jared Wilson has penned An Open Letter to Tom Brady. “I’m writing this not as a BradyHater™, but as a full-on fanboy. You are my favorite sportsman ever — in any game, from any era.” Here’s a sweet letter…
It is time for a new Free Stuff Fridays and this week’s giveaway is sponsored by Rare Document Traders. There will be 3 winners this week: The grand prize winner will receive a sermon manuscript page from a Charles Spurgeon sermon, while two other winners will receive a letterpress print of the five solas. The…
Why Not to Have a Woman Preach – Does 1 Timothy 2:12 leave open the possibility that women are permitted to preach in the weekly gathering of a local church as an extension of the male elders of the church or as an expression under their governing authority? White Rose – Tim Keesee pens a…
I have invited you, and others, to read a classic book with me as part of my ongoing Reading Classics Together effort. This time around we are reading John Flavel’s The Mystery of Providence. As you may have surmised from the title, this is a book about providence—about God’s care for his people. In Meet…
How Christianity Invented Children – Fascinating: “There are many ideas that we simply take for granted as natural and obvious, when in fact they didn’t exist until the arrival of Christianity changed things completely. Take, for instance, the idea of children.” To the Sons and Daughters of Divorce – “Children with divorced parents have experienced…
Never mind all that stuff about “words will never hurt me.” Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words…words hurt worse. Somehow a full-out beating hurts less than a tongue-lashing. After the bruises have faded, the words remain dug in like daggers. I know people who are still deeply wounded by brutal words launched…
This one isn’t on sale, but how did I not know that David McCullough has a new book out? And on the Wright Brothers? That just made my day. Joy Beyond the Sorrow – Indelible Grace is celebrating a successful Kickstarter for a new album by giving away their last album (which is one of…
I don’t think there is any part of the Bible that is more disputed than the opening chapters of Genesis. It is not only the meaning of these verses that is the subject of endless debate, but their very nature. What is their genre? Are Genesis 1-11 meant to be understood as history? As fiction?…
When You Can’t Say “He” or “She” – I invariably enjoy Bill Mounce’s reflections on language and translation. How to Find a Mentor – There is lots of sage counsel in this one from Russell Moore. The Right Time to Tell My Darkest Secret – Joshua Rogers tells about the difficulty he had in revealing…
This sponsored post was prepared by Marty Sweeney of Matthis Media. As evangelicals we have a clear sense of what we want our church to be from reading our Bibles: a vigorous, growing band of disciple-making disciples of the Lord Jesus, abounding in the work of the Lord (1 Cor 15:58) and not neglecting to…
The Bible is a book full of metaphors—word pictures that God uses to explain who he is and what he requires of us. We are sheep and God is a shepherd. We are treasonous prodigals and God is a forgiving Father. We are trees, able to bear good fruit or bad fruit. Jesus is water,…
People with Hard Lives – This is an interesting excerpt from Carl Trueman: “Being a theologian of the cross gives you something to say to real people who are suffering.” Be sure to give it a read. What Influence Do You Have on Your Children? – John MacArthur: “Christian parents today desperately need to own…
One sure sign of salvation, and one sure sign of progression in sanctification, is a hatred of sin. This is not only a hatred of sin’s consequences, but a hatred of sin as it is–rebellion against a just and holy God. Here is Richard Sibbes on a true hatred of sin. He that hates sin…
Also, depending on your Mother’s Day traditions you may like Amazon’s daily deal today. This week I was a guest on the TechTonic podcast and talked about where technology helps and hinders. We also discussed writing methods, productivity, and our everyday devices. This is heartbreaking: “In the Women’s Center, my friends and I giggled awkwardly…
This week’s Free Stuff Fridays is sponsored by our friends at CBD Reformed. And as they always do, they are offering a pretty good prize package. There will be 5 winners this week and each winner will receive the following 3 products: In addition, CBD Reformed is offering a 4-day sale (May 1 – 4)…
How Carl Trueman Changed My Mind About Luther – “An understanding of Luther’s approach to the Christian life is fundamental to understanding the varieties of practical Western Christianity over the last five hundred years” The World Map of Christian Apps – Here’s a roundup of some Christian apps that may interest you. Mother’s Day @…