Anyone who writes regularly knows that it is difficult stuff. A recent article by David Gessner in the New York Times magazine, entitled “Those Who Write, Teach”, captured some of the storm-and-thunder involved in wrestling through the creation of words that form stories and arguments and descriptions and so on. Gessner is a young professor [...]
Comments on God Delighting in Small (New England) Churches
June 23, 2008 By 3 Comments
From Paul Buckley in Methuen, MA (check out his excellent, Christ-exalting blog)– “I pastor a Sovereign Grace Ministries Church in New England, King of Grace Church. Thanks for your encouraging post! Pastoring in New England has been a wonderful adventure of learning to glory in Christ and the precious folks he does give us and [...]
Does God, Perhaps, Delight in the Small?
June 18, 2008 By 3 Comments
Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. –Matthew 7:13-14I think that God delights in [...]
Hong Kong Travelogue, Day One: Discovery and Jetlag
May 27, 2008 By 2 Comments
I’m in Hong Kong with the Henry Center, my employer, as we’re hosting an international conference on evangelical identity. I’ll be blogging about the conference on the Henry Center blog and will cross-post here. The Henry Center has gone international. Director Doug Sweeney and Managing Director Owen Strachan (the author) are hosting an international conference [...]
Spike Lee on Death and Dignity
May 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I’ve watched some of Spike Lee’s films, and usually find them interesting, and sometimes revealing about the realities of life in a fallen world. When I came across a Lee comment spoken at the Cannes film festival from a piece in the Washington Post, I had to comment on it: “I always treat life and [...]
A Reflection On What It Is Like to Live in the Stream of God’s Blessing (To Live as a Christian)
May 14, 2008 By 2 Comments
I don’t count myself especially sentimental, and I don’t like it when preachers or others let poignancy substitute for exegesis and application. Once in a while, though, you come across a story that hits you at your core. I love writing original content for this blog, but in doing a review I came across a [...]
A Gripping and Sobering Tale: Ron Chernow’s Biography of Rockefeller and the Lessons it Holds
May 6, 2008 By 3 Comments
About four years ago, economic historian Ron Chernow completed his multi-year work, Titan (Vintage, 2004). The book’s title mirrors its heft. This is nothing short of a titanic feat. In his capstone text, Chernow has delivered a rich, engrossing, exhaustively detailed portrait of one of history’s most fascinating economic figures, the oilman, John D. Rockefeller, [...]
Contemplate Heaven with Me for a Minute: Edward’s “Heaven Is a World of Love”, Pt. 3
May 1, 2008 By 1 Comment
I’m glad that some of you are enjoying these quotations from “Heaven Is a World of Love.” Here’s the final one you’ll see on this blog. It encapsulates the themes seen in the previous quotations and paints a beautiful metaphysical, emotional, and spiritual picture of the realm to come. Wherever you are, take just four [...]
Contemplate Heaven with Me for a Minute: Edward’s “Heaven Is a World of Love”, Pt. 1
April 30, 2008 By 2 Comments
This sermon is an absolute masterpiece. Unfortunately, most Christians have not and never will encounter it. I encourage you to read this section and to check out the sermon. You’ll see why if you read it. The Reality of God’s Unending Love for His People–“As the saints will love God with an inconceivable ardency of [...]
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