"What is it that overcomes the world? Is it not our faith (1 John 5:4)? We lament, Why does the world not believe? Well, when was the last time we commanded it to? When was the last time we spoke with authority, and not like the scribes?" (From With Calvin in the Theater of God, … [Read more...]

Let us begin by recognizing that an unconverted heart will do one of two things with these principles -- the first is that of attempting to put these principles into practice in such a way that God will be placed in your debt, and the second response is to rebel against these … [Read more...]

"If the two of us [an atheist and Christian] were looking at a new report of the latest atrocity, I would say that at some point in the future, in some fundamental way, that will be put right. You want to say, as an atheist, that it will not ever be put right. But you refuse, for … [Read more...]

"It is quite false that Puritan women were porcelain doll figures. They were women, created in the image of God, designed by Him to complement the men. But if we flip this around, we do find that young girls today are encouraged to become Barbie dolls. And so they do, growing up … [Read more...]

"The poet Rainer Rilke was quite prescient when he observed that anyone who investigates the 'thousands of fame-wheels and fame-belts' of the fame industry is 'ultimately also pressed into service and soon contributes to the machine's monstrous actions and berserk roaring'" … [Read more...]

"How many viewing hours will be devoted to contests like American Idol, in which seemingly every single person in the country is lining up to become famous?" (Jake Halpern, Fame Junkies, p. xxii). … [Read more...]