A prayer of Charles Spurgeon: Lord Jesus, take from us now everything that would hinder the closest communion with God. Any wish or desire that might hamper us in prayer remove, we pray You. Any memory of either sorrow or care that might hinder the fixing of our affection wholly on our God, take it away now. What have we to do with idols any more? You have seen and observed us. You know where the difficulty lies. Help us against it, and may we now come boldly, not in the Holy place alone, but in the Holiest of all, where we should not dare to come if our great Lord had not torn the veil, … [Read more...] about Charles Spurgeon on Idolatry
Archives for 2009
Obama Overexposure
Peter Baker has an illuminating NY Times article (yes--the NY Times): It has become his common lament. Challenged about difficulties with his economic or legislative programs, President Obama complains about the tyranny of “the news cycle,” pronouncing the words with an air of above-it-all disdain for the impatience and fecklessness of today’s media culture. Yet after six months in office, perhaps no other president has been more attuned to, or done more to dominate, the news cycle he disparages. Mr. Obama has given roughly three times as many interviews as George W. Bush and held four times … [Read more...] about Obama Overexposure
D.A. Carson on Christian Universities
D.A. Carson, “Can There Be a Christian University?” The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 1:3 (1997): 20–38. HT: JT … [Read more...] about D.A. Carson on Christian Universities
Excerpt of With One Voice
The good folks at Boundless have posted an excerpt of my book With One Voice. … [Read more...] about Excerpt of With One Voice
On Vacation
We'll be back sometime during the last week of July. Blessings! … [Read more...] about On Vacation
Youngest Person To Solo Sail Around the World
Zac Sunderland is a 17 year old homeschooled Christian. Inspired by the best-selling book Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations, Sunderland has now become the youngest person to ever sail around the world. He arrived back in Los Angeles, CA this morning after the 13 month journey. Here's a feature story that ESPN did about him: I'm assuming that Zac's website will be available later. (It probably is being crashed right now by excessive traffic.) (HT: Image from The Rebelution) … [Read more...] about Youngest Person To Solo Sail Around the World