When Christians express to me their commitment to evangelism, I am always tempted to ask them what they’re doing about it. As a church we often include evangelism and discipleship in our carefully formulated mission statements…but I must question if in reality we, myself included, do a better job of hiding the light. Just last week…
Now Reading…
Words, Words, Words, by David Crystal The Closing of the American Mind, by Allan Bloom Why We’re Not Emergent (By Two Guys Who Should Be), by Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck How Christianity Changed the World, by Alvin J. Schmidt In The Beginning Was The Word, by Vern Sheridan Poythress It is my desire to…
Technopoly, by Neil Postman
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology, by Neil Postman
I found this book very interesting and thought-provoking. As I have not had time to compile my thoughts into paragraph form as regarding this book, I thought I would just share the notes that I took while reading. While not written from a “Christian” perspective, I do believe that Postman offers a lot of good advice for Christians and non-Christians alike. This is a book I would recommend for those looking to have their eyes opened to the path of technology in our culture and its consequences.
Faith is a Verb
“Where there’s no risk, there’s no faith; where there’s no faith, there is no power or joy or intimacy with God.” – Chip Ingram
Even the Little Things…
I know I sometimes question how much God cares about the little things. Things like…cellphones. I only mention this because I have a track record – nine cell phones in five years. Admittedly, I don’t want to say that God desires that I have a cell phone, or anything of the sort. However, God does…
Spurgeon: The Gospel
“We are sure that the Gospel we have preached is not after men because men to not take to it. It is opposed, even to this day. If anything is hated bitterly, it is the out-and-out Gospel of the grace of God, especially if that hateful word sovereignty is mentioned with it! Dare to say,…
The Bethlehem Star
For Christmas, my family and I re-watched a DVD we own entitled, The Star of Bethlehem, which explores the reality of the star proclaiming Christ’s birth and the wonder of God’s poetry in the sky which was perfectly aligned at Creation to declare Christ’s birth and death. Check out the website here. Merry Christmas!
Grace Sufficient for Today
From the Gospel Coalition Blog: We imagine many scenarios. We worry about many things that will never happen. I like the definition of worry I recently came across: Worry is interest paid on a debt we may never owe. God doesn’t give us grace for our imaginations. God gives us grace for today, grace for…
J.C. Ryle on the Aim of Satan
“That old enemy of mankind, the devil, has no more subtle device for ruining souls than that of spreading false doctrine. Outside the church he is ever persuading men to maintain destructive superstitions. Like a pirate, his object is to ’sink, burn and destroy.’ “Inside the church he is ever laboring to sow heresies, to propagate…
John Piper – Simon the Pharisee: The Fuel of True Love for God
He had the Holy One of Israel in his house, reclining at his table. The Prophet that Moses had foretold was sharing dinner with him. The Lord of glory, the Resurrection and the Life, was speaking with him face to face. The great climactic moment of history he claimed to be living for had arrived….
Ride Fierce Racing 