World Magazine’s The Sift ran a story this week, Willow Creek leaders voice support for Hybels, regarding recent accusations of pastoral misconduct against Pastor Bill Hybels. Accusations such as these are always going to be messy and often seeking the truth comes down to a he said, she said, back and forth–though with proper protections…
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Astros Opening Day 2018
Just in case you missed Game 5 of the World Series, or haven’t thought about it in a while, here’s a recap of the 13 runs the Astro’s scored to put them within one win of their World Series title.
Economics 101: Image
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” – Genesis 1:26 God thinks and acts, and does so with purpose: “God created the heavens and the earth.” – Genesis 1:1 ESV “God sent me before you to preserve life.” Genesis 45:5 ESV “For God so loved the world, that he…
Duncan’s War by Douglas Bond
Duncan’s War was my first Douglas Bond book–and I haven’t stopped reading him yet. This one is a very good historical fiction for boys/teens with a deliberate Gospel bent that I read to my son. And a great story. It follows Duncan, the oldest son in a Scottish Covenenter family suffering persecution from the English…
Martin Sellner and the Death of Free Speech
Martin Sellner is an Austrian who was three times denied the ability to give a speech on free speech in England. After the threat of violence from the left led to the cancellation of his first two attempts, the last time the government stepped in and took care of it. He and his girlfriend were…
Andrew White Resigns as PCA Elder
Andrew White, a Democratic candidate for Texas governor who supports Roe v. Wade, has resigned as an elder from Christ the King Presbyterian (PCA) Church in Houston. White made quite a stir in evangelical circles when he made statements on a variety of issues that conflict with Christian orthodoxy: “My personal faith is personal to me, but I…
Christian Terrorists in Turkey and … Michigan
Until about two weeks ago, American Pastor Andrew Brunson been held in a Turkish prison without charges. Now he has been indicted for being a member of a group led by exiled Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen which the Turkish government says is responsible for a failed July 2016 coup attempt. CBN News reports: The American…
Good Reads 03/24/18
What I’ve Been Reading, Listening to, and Watching this Week Of the remenant nedeth nat enquere What Mark Steyn Says: “Eight days ago The Sunday Mirror reported on “Britain’s ‘worst ever’ child grooming scandal“. The headline editor’s sub-quotes are most prudent: This is the “worst ever” at the time of writing, but who knows what’ll come along…
Joshua: No Falling Words by Dale Ralph Davis
I joined a Bible study group a while back that was studying Deuteronomy. After that, we’ve just kept on going through Joshua. For the Joshua study, we used Joshua: No Falling Words by Dale Ralph Davis to help guide us through the text. I learned about Davis’s commentaries through Ligonier Ministries, which has recommendations for…
The Kingdom of God – An Overview
The Kingdom Defined “The kingdom of God can be defined as the new world order that Christ established in His life, death, and resurrection and ascension, a new order of things that will be fully revealed and established only at Christ’s return.” – Peter Leithart “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” – Matthew 4:17…