I was delighted to discover that someone is animating the talks and writings of C.S. Lewis on Youtube. If you're not familiar with him, let me inform you that Lewis was a Christian apologist and an intellectual hero of the 20th century. He was a brilliant writer and is probably best known for a series … Continue reading How we know things
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Offense of the gospel – Doug Wilson (video)
Here's a video you might enjoy. Doug Wilson considers reasons that the gospel is offensive to unbelieving man. He identifies the gospel as inherently offensive and declares that this offense is part of God's design. He also considers the additional offense that believers sometimes sinfully add to the gospel. Towards the beginning of the talk … Continue reading Offense of the gospel – Doug Wilson (video)
Somebody gets it
While poking around on the internet I ended up briefly at the website of The Gospel Coalition and saw an article titled "The Hypocrisy of Phariseephobia." As anyone who reads this blog could tell you, hypocrisy and Pharisees are two words that I've recently given a lot of thought. So I curiously clicked and read … Continue reading Somebody gets it
How to milk a text through meditation – John Piper
I really enjoyed this video (12 minutes), in which Piper shows a method for meditating on the scripture and unlocking understanding from the text. He also throws in, almost as an afterthought, (although I doubt that it is) the idea of teaching children by this method. The method can be described as prayerfully considering the … Continue reading How to milk a text through meditation – John Piper
You can’t say that, because… Nazis.
Christian author Jen Hatmaker responded to the Nashville Statement by connecting it to the appearance of white supremacists in Charllottesville. As USA Today explains, "Christian author Jen Hatmaker of Austin, Texas, who came out in favor of same-sex marriage and whose books have been removed from the Southern Baptist Convention's LifeWay Christian Stores because of that philosophy, called … Continue reading You can’t say that, because… Nazis.
(video) Think it not strange – John Piper
I want to give you link to a beautiful sermon by John Piper in which he describes the recent history and present day reality of the Christian church in America. People are leaving the church and that's a good thing. Christians face hostility in the culture and that's a necessary thing. Piper explains the exhortation … Continue reading (video) Think it not strange – John Piper
Christian leaders issue statement on sexuality
A large number of Christian leaders including John Piper and R.C. Sproul recently released a series of affirmations on human sexuality titled the Nashville Statement. It is clear and explicit on the biblical truth concerning homosexuality and transgenderism. The statement consists of a preamble and fourteen articles. Each article contains an affirmation and a corresponding … Continue reading Christian leaders issue statement on sexuality
Link to post on the perversion of justice in our society
Doug Wilson has written a phenomenal post diagnosing how American society is perverting justice. The symptoms are appearing in the news regularly. I personally think the train of twisted justice is picking up speed and it will require someone speaking the truth to keep this nation from becoming a gory train wreck. I'm in love … Continue reading Link to post on the perversion of justice in our society
This Time Will Not Be the Same
God willing, the new evangelization will happen, but let us not imagine that this time will be like the first time. The old evangelization proclaimed the Good News among pagan, pre-Christian peoples to whom it came as something new. Nothing like that had been done before. But nothing like our task has been done before … Continue reading This Time Will Not Be the Same
A bundle of acute moral errors
Here are links to to two articles written by J. Budziszewski more then twenty years ago. I think they remain surprisingly relevant today. In each article, the author makes the case that Christians must pursue a distinctively Christian approach to politics. He calls both liberalism and conservatism, a "bundle of acute moral errors." I think … Continue reading A bundle of acute moral errors
Seen a Great Light 