Let me commend a few things to you. First, a book written by a friend, John Mabray. You can find that book here. See how many of the seven apply to you. And I would also like to send you over to check out the audio from the conference some friends in the UK put …
Faint Heart, Fair Lady
In that great gallery of the Faith’s heroes, Hebrews 11, we see the same kind of person, over and over again, but different earthly outcomes. Since the city we are seeking, whose maker and builder is God, is not an earthly city, we are given a wide range of possibilities here. Those possibilities include both …
Steering Clear of the Regnant Scoundrels
When we consider the temptations of nationalism, we have to think through how conservative Christians might be drawn into that error — and it is an error. We are first presented with a false alternative. On the one hand, we see those who despise America and its symbols. Think flag-burning, those who defend flag-burning, and …
Dufflepudian Eschatology
One of the great difficulties we have with perspective, especially on cultural, historical, and political issues, is the difficulty we have with the scale of events. One of my favorite quotes comes from Christopher Dawson, when he said that the Christian church lives in the light of eternity and can afford to be patient. But …
No, Not Really Prudish
“This biblical silence [on masturbation] cannot be explained by attributing a prudish silence to the biblical writers. They were not shy about condemning all kinds of sexual practices — sex with your grandchildren (Lev. 18:10), sex with your stepmother (1 Cor. 5:1), sex with your barnyard animals (Lev. 18:23), and so forth. No, the silence …
Earthy Examples in the Pulpit
“No creature, truly represented, is common or unclean. It is only a sort of Pharisaism of taste which makes it so” (Spurgeon, Eccentric Preachers, p. 38).
That Fortress of Fraud Called Congress
One of the basic decisions confronting the secularists is whether they give priority to secularism, which is a result, or to democracy, which is a method. Democracy might wind up with a government that is not secular in the slightest, and a secular dictator might insist on a secular state despite the majority of his …
Memorial Service for Bessie Wilson
The community-wide memorial service for my mother, Bessie Wilson, has been set for Oct. 14, 2010, at the Nazarene Church in Moscow. There will be a 45 minute song service starting at 1 pm, in which we will listen to or sing some of my mother’s favorite hymns. As one who longed for Heaven, she …
Not Just Butterflies
“At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #14 “And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power; that …
One Man, One Woman, One Time
“The first point to note is that when God determined to solve the problem of Adam’s loneliness, He did not do it with a harem” (Fidelity, p. 91).