Amanda Carpenter, writing for the Washington Times: Swedish women will be permitted to abort their children based on the sex of the fetus, according to a ruling by Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare. Read the whole thing. … [Read more...] about Sweden Upholds Sex-Based Abortion
Archives for 2009
Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem
There are times when the title of a book is so immediately gripping that one must immediately buy it. This is such a case. Is it not the case that capitalism is increasingly under scrutiny (and even disrepute) in our day? Capitalism, we're told, is fundamentally based on greed. It's mean. It's the process whereby the strong prey on the weak. I'll never forget (now President) Barack Obama sometime this summer decrying the record profits of the oil companies. Citing the large profit figure, he cried out (absurdly), "That's your money!" Really? How can it be my money when they have it? I … [Read more...] about Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem
John Piper’s Response to President Obama on Abortion
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Preaching Justification Undiminished
John Piper's plenary message at The Basics conference (going on right now at Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls, Ohio) is entitled Preaching Justification Undiminished. The audio and manuscript are available. … [Read more...] about Preaching Justification Undiminished
Interview on Feelings and Faith – Brian Borgman
I previously posted my own endorsement of Feelings and Faith: Cultivating Godly Emotions in the Christian Life. Pastor Brian was also kind enough to do a brief interview for us about the book. Why did you write this book? A number of years ago I preached a series called, "A Biblical Understanding of the Emotions." I originally intended it to be a short series, maybe 3 or 4 messages, but it grew into 22 sermons. The sermons were very well received by our congregation. The series aired on Pilgrim radio and the response was very positive as well. Our church administrator put the sermons on … [Read more...] about Interview on Feelings and Faith – Brian Borgman
Faith and Feelings – A Great New Book
Brian Borgman has teamed up with Crossway Publishers to provide a significant blessing to the church with the release of the book Feelings and Faith: Cultivating Godly Emotions in the Christian Life. Pastor Borgman and I worked together in the summer of 2004 when he allowed me to teach a six-week series on singleness and marriage at the church he pastors, Grace Community Church in Minden, NV. Those lessons later became With One Voice. Brian officiated at my wedding to Marni on December 18, 2004. So it was with delight that I reviewed this book in manuscript form and was able to offer this … [Read more...] about Faith and Feelings – A Great New Book