Surfing in Iowa

It’s not easy to catch a wave in SE Iowa, but I gave it my best shot in the early 80’s. 

In a recent interview (that you can watch here), Tullian Tchividjian shared how he was kicked out of his

Salvation is by Works (True)

True or False: Salvation is by works, by doing good things?

True, of course. 

Sex and the Married Governor

Cal Thomas comments on the New York Governor debacle.  You can read it here.

If Contentment Were Here . . .

“If contentment were here, heaven were not heaven.”  Samuel B. Rutherford, page, 32.

Pastors: Uncover the Strangeness of Truth

As Chesterton explained, we ought not to be surprised that truth is stranger than fiction.   

‘Truth must of necessity be stranger than fiction,’ said Basil placidly. ‘For fiction is the creation of the human mind, and therefore congenial to it.’  [G. K. Chesterton Club of Queer Trades.

One of the Best Stories of My Lifetime

The story of how God saved former Whitehouse insider, Chuck Colson, and has since used him to touch countless lives, is one of the best of my lifetime, of the last 45 years.  I’ve heard him share it many times, but I’ve yet to grow weary of it.

I remember where I was at when my family heard on the radio that President Nixon had

Which Carson is Right?

At one time or another, most Christian parents have to work through with their children whether or not it is okay to punch a physical antagonist.

In his recent book, Memoirs of an Ordinary Pastor, D.A. Carson contrasts his father’s approach to bullies with his mother’s:

Abraham Piper on a Special Call

Hurry and look (and then listen) at this before Abraham decides to  take it down.

It is another pithy post, this one on a unique call that only a few have, though you well may qualify.

I really like this 22 word approach - - I’m still bitter, in a Christian kind of way, that I didn’t think of it first - -

C.S. Lewis and Longings of the Heart

If you have ever experienced longings or yearnings of the soul, what the Germans called “sensucht” than you need to read C.S. Lewis. 

Can’t Wait to See This

I don’t have HBO, so I’ll have to wait until this comes out on DVD.  But, I am looking forward to this series.  The book was tremendous.

HT: Justin Taylor