[Book Review] The Courage to Be Protestant
The evangelical movement has not remained unaffected by the spirit of the age, but has in many ways submitted itself to its dictates under the false guise of relevancy and reaching the culture.
What is the church to do? “It is time for us to recover our lost universe. What we need to do is to think, once again, with an entirely different set of connections. The connections are not primarily in reference to self, but to God. The connections that have to be reforged in the moral... Continue Reading
Should All Preachers be Going Deeper with New Testament Greek?
Many a young preacher has asked, “Is learning Greek and Hebrew really necessary?"
“Going Deeper is divided into 15 chapters, which makes it ideal for the average 15-week seminary semester. The authors take a “middle of the road” approach when it comes to what they include and exclude from their text. If Dan Wallace’s grammar Beyond the Basics is more of an intermediate to advanced grammar, then Going... Continue Reading
3 Reasons To Create Space To Rest
Designing overflow space to rest and relax is a declaration that we are so much more than what we do or create.
There are certain devices in our lives we expect to run without ever shutting down. Refrigerators. Water heaters. Sump-pumps. If these devices ever shut down, food spoils, showers are cold, and basements flood. But we who are created in our Creator’s image are not cogs and widgets. We’re flesh and blood. We bear the mark... Continue Reading
Resources on Anxiety
The good news is there are solid books out there.
Instead of introspection, what we need are words of comfort and hope and a reminder to look away from ourselves to the One who saves. At the foot of the cross, we can lay our burdens down and cast all our cares on Him. He is the God who hears. As you may be... Continue Reading
Choosing Evolution: Bad Reasons for a Big Departure
While each contributor has his or her unique story, one can notice that a number of themes recur in the stories. I want to note three major ones.
How I Changed My Mind About Evolution was never intended to marshal all the arguments in favor of evolution. Rather, it tells the stories of various evangelical theologians, pastors, and scientists. As such, its style is completely in line with the purpose of its publisher BioLogos, which aims to “translate scholarship on origins for the evangelical... Continue Reading
Miscarriage – You Are Not Alone!
God provided comfort in that time by reminding me that I wasn’t alone in my pain.
You may be struggling today with the fear and pain and questions that fertility issues can bring. My prayer for you is that my words will bring comfort. You are not less of a woman because you have lost a baby or have had difficulty conceiving. And you are not alone. You are surrounded by women... Continue Reading
[Book Review] The Riddle of Life
Man is no more able to create meaning and purpose than he is able to give life to the dead or call into existence the things that do not exist.
Man and his world remain an unsolved riddle, an impenetrable mystery. Yet, we are not to despair. There is, in fact, a clear way forward as J. H. Bavinck demonstrates in his book The Riddle of Life. In a simple, understandable, and persuasive manner, he presses in to answer the big questions that have riddled life: What... Continue Reading
The Mod | “How To Think” by Alan Jacobs
We are bad at thinking, bad at thinking about thinking—and our thinking is bad for us.
Thinking today seems more endangered than ever. Deep and contemplative reflection is in recession. Language itself has, with the prevalence of new technologies and social media, become what George Steiner called “a vulgarization, a mendacity of words and syntax.” If language is indeed a defining attribute of what is human, our current use of it... Continue Reading
Girl, Wash Your Face
Hollis says, “Good news! Tomorrow is a new day.” The Bible says, “Good news! Christ can make you a new person.”
It has long been my observation that there are two kinds of books being marketed to Christians. There are some whose foundational message is what you need to do and others whose foundational message is what Christ has already done. The first make a model out of the author, the second make a model out... Continue Reading
You Are More Than Your Twitter Bio
So how are we meant to see ourselves? And how can finding a solid source of identity keep us from floundering with a fragile or distorted sense of self?
All the animals have been made “according to their kinds,” but this particular creation, man, is to be made after God’s kind. Evidently God was out to make a creature as much like him as a creature can be. He was out to have a son who looked like him, in fact a people who... Continue Reading
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