Picture us on a beach, fiddling (as it were) while America burns. … [Read more...] about Family Vacation (Aug 6-20)
Stock Market Collapse
What happened today reminded me of Ecclesiastes 5:10-14 (ESV): He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep. There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has … [Read more...] about Stock Market Collapse
Family Life Today Episodes
The two Family Life Today shows in which I was interviewed (August 1 and 2) can be heard or downloaded at this link (under sample audio reviews/interviews). … [Read more...] about Family Life Today Episodes
Matt Holst on Thriving at College
Matt Holst teaches high school Biblical Studies and History at Evangelical Academy in Colorado Springs. He is also a pastoral intern at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Falcon, Colo. Matt was kind enough to write a thorough review of Thriving at College for The Aquila Report. Speaking of Thriving at College, Family Life Today is selling individual copies for $8.99 each. (No limit on orders.) … [Read more...] about Matt Holst on Thriving at College
John Piper on the Campus Crusade for Christ name change
I think John Piper nails it. Here are two of his eight points: There is no parachurch movement or denomination where all the leaders are equally theologically astute or articulate or solid. Therefore, our alignment with, and support for, missionaries and churches should be discriminating. No one should be assumed as doctrinally sound because of being a part of any organization. Neither should we assume they are unsound. The individual is key to what the individual believes. In our support of missionaries at Bethlehem we are far more concerned with their personal beliefs and … [Read more...] about John Piper on the Campus Crusade for Christ name change
A Prayer for Preaching the Gospel to Ourselves
Scott Smith writes a great prayer to facilitate preaching the gospel to ourselves: I am eager to preach the gospel to you also who are in Rome. For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” Rom. 1:15–17 Most gracious Lord Jesus, even as Paul was eager to preach the gospel to believers in Rome, so I’m eager to preach it to my own heart today. There was a time when I thought … [Read more...] about A Prayer for Preaching the Gospel to Ourselves