The 2010 Desiring God National conference is dedicated to the theme of Think, on the life of the mind and the love of God. The slate of speakers looks like a lot of fun, and if you go here and scroll down to the seminar speakers at the bottom, you will discover an additional fun …
Tiny Little Souls and Tight Little Shoes
“What does it mean to be overly righteous? Of course God is perfectly righteous; this does not mean He has taken it to an extreme. Clearly Solomon here is not addressing genuine piety, righteousness, or wisdom. He is speaking of what all too often passes for it. So what does this mean? Not to put …
Imperfect Students of an Imperfect Book
“You must study your congregation with the same diligence you use in searching the Scriptures” (Wagner, Tongues Aflame, p. 289).
Grace at Corinth
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #2 “I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; Even as …
Another Word Would Be Eclectic
I have said before, in the course of this argument or that one, that my musical tastes are catholic. But, for any of those who might be interested, I thought I should make that point a bit more concrete. One of my more frequented playlists in my iTunes library has 537 songs in it. If …
But There Ain’t No Peace
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That Side of the Prime Meridian
Some dear friends are hosting a conference in a few weeks near Lyon, France. Their ministry is called Huguenot Heritage, and the embed below will tell you more about that. Any who are interested in supporting a very worthy ministry should consider helping to underwrite the costs of conference or even, if you are on …
Hard to Climb a Hill and Not Look Down
Chapter 7 is a very brief conclusion to the first section of Hunter’s book. Hunter sets up a very helpful discussion of the tension that exists between the fact that change is accomplished by elites, and the fact that the spirit of the gospel prohibits an attitude of elitism. “This is why elitism — a …
Peace Activist Discovering the Attractions of War
Read Until Your Brain Creaks
Some months ago, I listed seven brief and basic pointers for writers, and have since wanted to take time to expand on each one of those points with seven observations under each head. So here is the second point, upon which I would like to enlarge. Read. Read constantly. Read the kind of stuff you …