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Off the Shelf: Loving the Little Years February 24th, 2011

Do not let the size of this little book fool you. It is packed with nuggets of wisdom that are presented with a humor and reality that makes for an engaging combination. While the target audience is primarily moms with young …

Evangelical vs. Liberal February 16th, 2011

Nashville and the Pacific Northwest may be close to polar opposites culturally, but this is worth a few minutes of your time. On the whole, I find this piece encouraging, , and am glad to hear some good things about some friends of ours.

Prayer from Psalm 103 February 11th, 2011

“Father of light, we praise You because You forgive iniquity and do not reward us according to our sins. What You promised to the fathers You have fulfilled in Your Son. As the east and the west can never come together, so remove our sins far from us, that they can be accounted to us no more …

Today’s command presupposes yesterday’s gift February 9th, 2011

I came across this great quote today regarding the end of Matthew 4 and the beginning of Matthew 5 leading up to Jesus’ “Sermon on the Mount.” Before the crowds hear the Messiah’s word they are the object of his compassion and healing. Having done nothing, nothing at …

Two Testings January 26th, 2011

I came across these thought-provoking comments by S.G. De Graaf in volume three of his work Promise and Deliverance. The comparisons between Adam’s testing in the garden and Jesus’ testing in the wilderness are particularly insightful.Adam was once our head. He …

Off the Shelf: Fiddler’s Green January 14th, 2011

I am finding these book recommendations/reviews more difficult to write. I simply want to say, “Read the book,” and for you to understand that I really mean it. As soon as I try to put into the words the things …

Hospitality vs Tolerance January 5th, 2011

In a past post I introduced Dr. Ralph Wood’s excellent book, Literature and Theology, in which he examines upon …

Journey of the Magi December 29th, 2010

Journey of the Magi by T.S. EliotA cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter. And the camels galled, sore-footed, refractory, Lying down in the melting snow. There were times …

A Social Network Christmas December 17th, 2010

I found this to be creative, tasteful, and moving. No matching videos

Prayer for the Persecuted December 16th, 2010

In light of what is happening to Domenic Johansson and his family in Sweden, this prayer seems quite fitting.“Lord …

Was Noah a Drunk? December 7th, 2010

Two Sundays ago I preached a sermon on Genesis 9:20-29, and was encouraged to write a summary of the exposition of the text. While such a text requires a great deal of context and nuance, and I might be more inclined for any interested parties to simply listen to the sermon, here’s the basic …

Chesterton on Journalism December 1st, 2010

“It is the one great weakness of journalism as a picture of our modern existence, that it must be a picture made up entirely of exceptions. We announce on flaring posters that a man has fallen off a scaffolding. We do …