“Skim a few chapters of the Book of Acts, and notice how often the preaching of the Word issues immediately in controversy and therefore in debate. It is truly noteworthy how often this happens” (Wagner, Tongues Aflame, p. 186).
Three Reasons Christians Don’t Read the Signs of the Times
1. Thoughtful Christians are embarrassed by those who pretend to be able to read the signs of the times. The simplistic analysis that attributes this tornado to the passage of that piece of tax legislation really is embarrassing. But the presence of people doing it wrong is no basis for a refusal to do it …
Why Ministers Must Be Men
My most recent title is now off to the printers. You will be able to order it here.
For our Friends in Boise
For our Boise friends, Nate will be at a 100 Cupboards event at the Boise CostCo at 2 pm on Saturday.
Brevity, the Soul of Prayer
“‘God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few’ (Eccl. 5:2) . . . So let us turn to consider the fool at his worship. Religiosity loves to bloviate before the Lord. Religious man loves his wordy prayers . . . Our Lord prayed all night sometimes . . . …
Boldness, Not Bombast
“Lest you get the wrong idea, let me say that I am not saying you should all learn how to ‘shout up a good camp meeting’, or adopt a kind of phony, thundering pulpit style that is not you. It is actually more subtle than that. You want to be ‘natural’ in the pulpit (most …
The Giant Dimblemuffin
In our public square tangles, we have gotten ourselves into trouble as a result of believing what the nonbelievers tell us about our arrangement. Whenever Christians try to argue for “principled pluralism,” they are doing so on the basis of this trust — and it is profoundly a misplaced trust. Think of it this way. …
Boobquake and the Meaning of History
So there was this Muslim cleric who put his foot in it, clean up to the knee, by saying that women dressing immodestly is the cause of earthquakes. There was naturally a response in this country that called for women to show some principled cleavage in order to test that holy man’s thesis. On Monday, …
Science Fiction
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Welcome to Blaire
Please join with us in thanking the Lord for the safe arrival of our newest grandchild — Blaire Aubrey Alette Jankovic. Mom and daughter are doing great. God is good.