“When he falls upon his text, he interprets it, not at all desiring to know what the men of God who lived before him have said upon it, for they were of a darker age, and he lives in the nineteenth century, that world of wonders, that region of wisdom, that flower and glory of …
Shriveling the Inner Man
“We must consider each situation in its own right to get some sense of who or what is responsible for the boredom and what can be done to relieve it. We have seen many influences in our culture and in the individual choices that people make in response to their circumstances that might lead to …
Corruption and Stewardship
“Rarely will followers of Christ set overt corruption as their goal; rather, they want to be conservative, consolidate gains, learn fiscal realism, and be ‘good stewards.’ Of course, nothing is wrong with good stewardship — other than the fact that is a phrase which frequently stands in for bad stewardship” (For Kirk and Covenant, p. …
The Walnut of Doom
I just recently realized that we still have some copies Right Behind around here, and what’s with that? Unfortunately we don’t have any more copies of Supergeddon (“A Really Big Geddon”), but we do have some copies of, as I mentioned, Right Behind. What is that? you wonder. Is it connected at all to the …
Losing Both God and the Thing Idolized
“Idolatry has two faults. It is not only a slur on the true God; it is also an insult to true things . . . The heaviest weight on the shoulders of the earth is still the age-old idolatry by whcih man has cheated himself of both Creator and creation” (Robert Farrar Capon, The Supper …
Forgiving Iniquity
The Greek word anomia is rendered variously — as iniquity, or unrighteousness, or transgression of the law. We will begin with the places where it is translated as iniquity. Jesus says that in the last day, He will dismiss those who claimed to have done great works in His name, but who were actually “workers …
Two Kinds of Weakness
“Faith is our battle-axe and weapon of war; woe to the warrior who forgets it. Therefore, brethren, let us separate between weakness and weakness, — the weakness which is the token of strength, and weakness in faith which is the indication of spiritual decay” (Charles Spurgeon, An All-Round Ministry, p. 202).
Do We Think That They Think That We Are Influenced by What They Show Us?
“If their techniques for influencing us were not successful, I doubt they would spend millions of dollars for a thirty-second commercial during the Super Bowl or the Academy Awards” (Richard Winter, Still Bored in a Culture of Entertainment, p. 85).
100 Lager
100 Cupboards is being translated into a passle of languages, as I believe I already informed you. I think the Danes are first with 100 Lager. This very nice review below appeared in Denmark, and was written by one Christina Andersen. I am sure the, um, quaint turns of phrase here are actually a feature …
So Just Transfer All That to the Kitchen
“Or how much curious and loving attention was expended by the first man who looked hard enough at the insides of trees, the entrails of cats, the hind ends of horses and the juice of pine tree to realize he could turn them all into the first fiddle. No doubt his wife urged him to …