My last post was inspired by the following quotation from G. K. Chesterton. “Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.” … What Sins Do You Call Excusable Part IIRead more
What Sins Do You Call Excusable? Part I
While waiting in the airport for a storm-delayed flight, I picked up Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Lost Souls. It was a good read of a pulp fiction novel that is a mixture of horror and science … What Sins Do You Call Excusable? Part IRead more
Soul Surfer Is Worth Seeing
Soul Surfer is the story of how Bethany Hamilton, a teenage surfer, survived a shark attack physically, emotionally, and spiritually. It is a Christian movie that you don’t have to be ashamed to take non-Christian … Soul Surfer Is Worth SeeingRead more
Why I Recommend Timothy Keller’s Counterfeit Gods with One Caveat
A fellow pastor recommended Timothy Keller’s Counterfeit Gods (New York: Dutton, 2009) to me after I had stated that the Bible teaches that the fundamental human problem is idolatry. I highly recommend it and here’s why.
How Biblical Is the Evangelical Gospel?
Recently I was struck by Paul’s description of conversion. “… You turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from … How Biblical Is the Evangelical Gospel?Read more