The Elisha Foundation is an outstanding ministry to children with special needs. To help readers get a better understanding of this ministry, I'm re-posting an interview with Justin Reimer, who together with his wife Tamara established The Elisha Foundation in December 2005. Here is part I of our interview: Can you please tell us how the Lord called you to Himself? I grew up in a Christian home with two parents who love the Lord and raised us in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. We were immersed in Christianity. I remember kneeling next to my bed at the age of 4 full of fear that hell … [Read more...] about The Elisha Foundation – Justin Reimer
Archives for October 2009
Idolatry is a Stealthy Hunter
Greg Dutcher:If a woman cannot find God's presence and power sufficient to sustain her through the day, then idolatry has hunted her down. If that student's Xbox fantasies shift from fun entertainment to ceaseless obsession, then idolatry has slipped through the back door and made itself at home. And when a husband stops seeing his wife as a God-given life partner and treats her only as an object for his own pleasure, then idolatry has done a good day's work. None of these victims may realize how deep in the throes of God-substitutes they actually are, but that's just fine with idolatry. … [Read more...] about Idolatry is a Stealthy Hunter
Eschatology Roundtable: Piper, Wilson, Storms, Hamilton
John Piper hosted "An Evening of Eschatology," with Jim Hamilton representing the historic pre-millennial view, Sam Storms representing the amillennial view, Doug Wilson representing the post-millennial view, and John Piper moderating. The audio and video are now available, courtesy Desiring God. … [Read more...] about Eschatology Roundtable: Piper, Wilson, Storms, Hamilton
God, Wrath, Sin, Kingdom, Judgment
Mike Horton: In the 1950s, Yale's H. Richard Niebuhr described the so-called "gospel" of Protestant liberalism poignantly: "A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross." Each clause is telling. First, more like Mr. Rogers than the judge of all the earth, the sentimental deity of many Americans is incapable of wrath. Since he exists for us and our happiness, this heavenly friend may be disappointed and sad when we hurt ourselves, but he never sees sin as an offense primarily against himself and his perfect … [Read more...] about God, Wrath, Sin, Kingdom, Judgment
Retirement and Investing in the Next Generation
Ligonier has posted my Generation to Generation column from the October issue of Tabletalk. The opening:You may have heard that retirement can kill you. Men and women die of boredom, for lack of intellectual challenge, or from the deafening silence that can accompany a spouse’s death. Depressed saving accounts may represent another motivation to stay gainfully employed. Even if times were better, you might simply prefer staying active in your career, maintaining a position of influence that you’ve worked hard to reach. It is lawful to seek fruitfulness with one’s skills and talents. Yet there … [Read more...] about Retirement and Investing in the Next Generation
Wait, God. I Need To Check My E-Mail.
Josh Harris humorously illustrates a convicting message: … [Read more...] about Wait, God. I Need To Check My E-Mail.