Billy: The Early Years is a movie to be released this Fall about the early life and ministry of Billy Graham. The trailer is now available. (HT: Mike Anderson via JT) … [Read more...] about Billy: The Early Years (Movie About Billy Graham)
Abortion Is About God: Reframing a Moral Issue
The Bethlehem Institute announces a new, six-week fall course entitled Abortion Is About God: Reframing a Moral Issue. The course title takes its cue from a message John Piper preached a decade ago: To leave God out of the picture of abortion is to trivialize it. All things are trivial without God. God is the ultimate reality over the universe. All other reality is derivative and dependent and has no ultimate meaning at all without reference to God the ultimate reality. In him we live and move and have our being. If we leave him out of account, we know nothing of any lasting significance … [Read more...] about Abortion Is About God: Reframing a Moral Issue
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
Literary giant Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn died at almost 90 years of age today. His son Yermolai said the cause was a heart ailment. Solzehitsyn was a Russian writer who defied the Communist regime and wrote of its horrors. He first gained acclaim in 1962 for his acclaimed book novel about a prison camp inmate, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. He later wrote The Gulag Archipelago: 1918-1956 a monumental account of the Soviet labor camp system where, according to Mr. Solzhenitsyn’s estimation, some 60 million people entered during the 20th century. American diplomat George F. Kennan … [Read more...] about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)
Obama Now Supports Offshore Drilling?
For the sake of full-disclosure: I agree with Dick Morris and Eileen McGann that McCain's recent negative Obama ads (Celebrity, The One) are silly. Though perhaps a bit humorous, they reduce the dignity of John McCain (twenty-five plus years of public service in the House and the Senate, former POW who refused early release on principle, enduring torture). Furthermore, they do not deliver the knock-out punch which McCain absolutely must deliver. It is not that I disapprove of negative ads in general; I simply believe they should be based on substantive differences on important issues … [Read more...] about Obama Now Supports Offshore Drilling?
Adrian Warnock Interviews John Piper
This is a great, four-part interview from this past April when John Piper was in Wales, United Kingdom for the New Word Alive Conference (which I previously mentioned). He talks about his connection with that conference, his own prayer habits, his call to pastoral ministry, preaching, and a few other things. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 … [Read more...] about Adrian Warnock Interviews John Piper
Preaching at Wellspring Church
I'll be preaching at Wellspring Church in San Leandro, CA on Sunday, August 10. The subject will be "Singleness and Marriage Matter" and my message will deal with some of the themes in With One Voice: Singleness, Dating, and Marriage to the Glory of God. If you are so inclined, I would appreciate your prayers for my preparation. It has been awhile. … [Read more...] about Preaching at Wellspring Church