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Lessons from the VMAs – Every year Walt Mueller watches MTV’s Video Music Awards as a window into the culture around us. This year’s awards generated a lot of buzz and his report is quite interesting. (In a similar vein, here is what Jesus might say to Miley Cyrus.) The Mommy War – “Here is…
Transgender Politics vs. the Facts of Life – Nancy Pearcey provides an interesting take on the new transgender law in California. “Every law has an implicit worldview, a set of assumptions that justifies it. The worldview implicit in the transgender movement is that our physical bodies have no particular value — that our biology is…
Make the Bible Your Native Tongue – Read this one! “With tweets, blog posts, predigested podcasts, and fingertip access each week to downloads of some of the most engaging Bible teachers in the world, it’s tempting to develop an on-going input of the Bible at the hands of others that overshadows, or even eclipses, input…
Learning from the Idiot in the Room – Mez McConnell always tells it like it is. “Some people are so frustrating and annoying. That is a fact of life. It is unavoidable. Even the most sanctified and patient of us struggle with difficult people (just ask my wife). There is a danger though and it…
Can You Define the Relationship? – “In a sinful world, we glimpse something particularly depraved in this abortion contract, and also something uniquely insightful about modern culture.” $5 Friday – Ligonier has some pretty good books for sale today in their $5 Friday. There are titles by Al Mohler, R.C. Sproul, Alistair Begg and Anthony…
What Does It Mean to Fear God? – R.C. Sproul answers. “If we really have a healthy adoration for God, we still should have an element of the knowledge that God can be frightening. ‘It is a frightening thing to fall into the hands of the living God’ (Heb. 10:31). As sinful people, we have…
Your Children and Sex – If you are a parent, you will not want to read this article, but it might prove wise to do so: “Three Things You Don’t Know About Your Children and Sex.” Let it frighten you just enough to increase awareness and take action. Rebuking from the Pulpit – You may…
We Can Trust Him – J.D. Greear: “We cannot manipulate God, but we can trust him, and that is far better.” 5 Reasons We Don’t Evangelize – Mike McKinley writes for the 9Marks Journal: “I’d like to suggest five reasons that churches and church members don’t share the gospel as part of their normal course…
Hear Hellen Keller Speak – “In this 1930 newsreel footage, teacher Anne Sullivan explains how Keller learned to speak. Keller got a feel for words by placing her hand on a speaker’s face: thumb over the larynx, index finger on the lips, and middle finger against the nose. Sullivan and Keller stuck together for 49…
The Situation in Egypt – Dr. Terence Ascott, CEO and Founder of SAT-7 International, writes about the current situation in Egypt, what is going on there, how it differs from media portrayals, and how Christians can pray about it. The Temptation of Jesus – Byron Yawn writes about the temptation of Jesus and what it…
Christward Collective – Here’s a new collaborative blog from ACE that looks like it will be worth making a regular stop. “The Christward Collective is an attempt to help introduce the reader to various aspects of theology, together with the experiential benefits that ought to flow from them.” 9Marks Books – Westminster Books has the…
Transformation – No one says it quite like Carl Trueman. Here he talks about “Christian worldview.” “Such things are, by and large, code for the expression of the concerns of the middle class chatterati in a blandly Christian idiom. As far as I know, for example, no conferences on the transformation of Christian toilet cleaning…
The Unforgivable Sin – Jonathan Pennington, associate professor of New Testament interpretation at Southern Seminary in Louisville, takes on this always-pertinent question: What is the unforgivable sin Jesus spoke of? I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve been asked that one. All the Radical I Can Manage – Barnabas Piper: “Sometimes faith isn’t…
The Weight of 10,000 Sins – “I cannot bear the weight of anything, not my sin or yours. I cannot satisfy the demand of a Holy God or even a demanding god. I cannot satisfy my idols or my cravings, my friends or their needs, my dreams or my desires. Christ alone can, and did.…
Indispensable – Be sure to read Greg Lucas’ beautiful article “Indispensable.” “My son is a 20-year-old autistic man with the cognitive mentality of a 2-year-old child, yet he is indispensable to the congregation of Redemption Church. He cannot speak (although he can make plenty of noise) yet he is indispensable to the worship service.” The…
Running the Race – Here, from R.C. Sproul Jr., is a parable of infusion and imputation. It begins like this: “Suppose, for the sake of argument, that the God of heaven and earth were a fan of long distance running. Suppose that the only way into His blessed presence, the only way to enjoy those…
12 Myths About Calvinism – Michael Patton debunks twelve myths about Calvinism. 10 Things Christ Promises to Reward – And here are 10 things Christ promises to reward. “The truth is, if you are a Christian, God has already given you the incredible opportunity of knowing the future so that you may be able to…
From Strangers to Missionaries – You may be interested in reading Tim Brister’s reflections on reaching his neighborhood. The Airline Peanut – “When it comes to serving food on board, airlines can’t seem to win: whatever they serve is criticized for its quality, but if they cut back, they hear about that, too. The life…
Who Killed the Music Industry? – We all know the music industry has changed an awful lot in the past few years. This article is long, but very interesting, as it explains what happened and how artists do (or do not) make money. The Death of the Sunday Evening Service – Jesse Johnson suggests reasons…
How Is Too Hard – Sometimes I feel like we intrude upon other people’s grief in this online world. Then again, we often share our grief in order to let other people into it. I found this a very moving account of the grief of losing a child; I trust it will better equip me…