Charles Colson has done a lot of good stuff, and God bless him as he continues. But among his many good works, he has recently contributed to one the central muddles of our times. He did that here. In this Breakpoint commentary, he was responding to secular critics who are hyperventilating over the rising American …
Look At Me Go
I am the kind of techno maladroit who learns computerish things very slowly. No complaints here, no boasting — just the raw truth. So, for today’s lesson I am going to try to do two new things. Until a short while ago I did not know how to embed a video clip. I still might …
Against Christianism
I don’t want to distract you from Trinity Fest — you are coming, aren’t you? — but for those who like to schedule things well in advance, here is some teaser info on the ministerial conference we are holding this fall. More details forthcoming later.
My Question Exactly: “Why?”
Never tiring of fulfilling the need we have for yet another angle on evangelism, somebody came up with this — a guilt trip with baby Jesus as the driver. We need to try an evangelistic rally in a stadium with one of these on the JumboTron. Watch it for a few minutes to get the …
Deacons and the Woman (1 Tim. 3:8-13)
INTRODUCTION: The apostle Paul then turns to the office of deacon, which is, in many ways, a mysterious office. We are given the qualifications for the office here, but an explicit job description is never given to us. We have some idea from the fact that the synagogue had a deacon, called a chazan, and …
Worship Right, Work Hard, Study Deep, and Play Harder
One of the measurments for God’s blessings we can use around here is how many times I am compelled to resort to making a Shameless Appeal. When I first added that category to this blog, it was occasionally used, but now it seems to me that I am always telling or reminding you about something …
The Office of a Bishop (1 Tim. 3:1-7)
INTRODUCTION: Given the nature of the Church, and the message we have been given, it is important for the leadership of the Church to evidence in their lives the fact that the gospel works. In Christ we are proclaiming a new way of “being human,” and because this is true, we take all comers, all …
Sauron, Saruman, and Samwise
I have been occupied with atheism and federal vision stuff, and have not been able to work through Rod Dreher’s book Crunchy Cons as quickly as I would have liked. Ah, well. His next chapter is on the environment, and I think that it is the chapter that most clearly reveals what I consider to …
Well, That’s Fun
Nate’s Leepike Ridge has been out for almost a week. As I have noted here before, it got some very good pre-release reviews, but Books & Culture has now named it their book of the week. You can find their review of it here. Go, fight, win.
First in a String of Shameless Appeals
As the title mentions, this is the first in a string of shameless appeals. For many years now, Logos School has offered a short course of teacher training in the summer. Here is the info for this summer. If you are new to classical Christian education, this week is jammed full of edification and encouragement.