Fools Rush In Where Monkeys Fear To Tread
Some weeks ago a friend forwarded me a link to the blog of an American Christian academic. Now, at the risk of protesting too much, I must stress that I don’t read blogs – I really don’t read blogs –…
Month December 2009
Worth Noticing…
Choking Hazard!Martin Downes discovers a relic of the wild and wacky world of American evangelicalism. An Insidious AgendaDenny Burk on radical environmentalism and the elimination of humanity Reassessing a Wicked LawThe Washington Post on the consequences of China’s one child…
New from Spurgeon…
Just when you thought that everything written and preached by C.H. Spurgeon had been published, along comes this volume from Day One PUblications, publishing 45 sermons for the first time in a gathered volume. C.H. Spurgeon’s Sermons Beyond Volume 63 is…
“Some people are concerned”
In the last 20 years I have heard that statement more times than I can remember. Here are some observations to which anyone in pastoral ministry can relate.
Far as the curse is found – The Fall
It was common among the ancient Greeks to picture time as moving in a circular fashion. You will still find that same idea in our own day. We speak of “the life cycle” and history repeating itself. Belief in Karma…
Labor of Love
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Syncretism and American Christians
USA Today reports on a study by the Pew Forum on the religious beliefs and practices of American evangelicals, mainline protestants, and Catholics. I can honestly say that I was not at all surprised by the survey’s findings. Elements of…
The End of Secularism
Check out the latest episode of the White Horse Inn. Secularists have argued for many years that religion is an entirely private matter that should not inform public life and policy decisions. But what about secularism itself? Is it really…
What to learn from the Tiger Woods’ scandal
Al Mohler has commented on the Tiger Woods debacle. Among the many lessons that can be learned from the scandal Mohler points out three that deal specifically with whether or not Woods’ serial adultery is a strictly private matter. 1)…
Luddites Unite!
Some rare footage of Steve Nichols as a college student has recently been released on the internets: