David Wayne, aka "the Jollyblogger," provides a good report on the health of David Powlison. Having benefited tremendously by Dr. Powlison's writing, I was delighted to hear the good news. An excerpt: "He said that for five years he had been living with an undiagnosed sleep disorder. He was never able to enter deep sleep. Now that he has been properly diagnosed and is being treated he is starting to feel like his old self again. He mentioned that one of the great things about this is that, for five years he has been pulling back from involvement and activity and now he is in a place … [Read more...] about Good news on the health of David Powlison
Archives for July 2006
While Europe Slept
Tim Challies posts a fantastic review on what appears to be a very important book on a concerning issue: An excerpt: While Europe Slept documents the mounting evidence indicating that radical Islam is destroying the West from within. Massive Islamic immigration to Europe has changed the face of the continent, leading to the likelihood that the Europe of the future will bear no resemblance to the Europe of the past. He [the author] found throughout Europe rapidly-expanding Muslim enclaves in which "women were oppressed and abused, homosexuals persecuted and killed, 'infidels' threatened and … [Read more...] about While Europe Slept
City Church of San Francisco to Leave the PCA
When I lived in Berkeley, CA (1999-2004), I made a few visits to worship with City Church, a vibrant body of 800 or so attendees (as of 2003) in the heart of the city. An affiliate of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York, NY, City Church sought to reach out to San Francisco with a theologically Reformed framework and methodological winsomeness akin to that of Tim Keller. One of the tenets of the PCA is the belief that the ecclesiastical offices of the church (elders and deacons) are open only to qualified males. Sadly, City Church is now leaving the PCA over that particular issue. CBMW … [Read more...] about City Church of San Francisco to Leave the PCA
Affirmation Ratio: Husbands, love your wives!
When my wife and I did premarital counseling, our pastor described something called an "affirmation ratio." He commended the notion that a spouse should give ten compliments for every one critical remark. Not only would that tend towards softening the tone of the rare critique, but it ensures that the critical remark is heard in a larger context of love and delight. I thought that was a good word, particularly for type-A, perfectionistic husbands who tend to badger and nit-pick their wives. The Mary Carol Winkler case is a dramatic, extreme example of what can happen when a husband fails … [Read more...] about Affirmation Ratio: Husbands, love your wives!