Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. 1Jn 4:8 I was recently sent a copy of the book A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith Based Decisions by Katharine Hayhoe and Andrew Farley (HT TG). Katharine Hayhoe is a professor at Texas Tech working in the area of climate science. She is also active in the public sector, working to get the message out to a variety of audiences, especially conservative Christians. Her... Read more

By Carl Trueman: As the breakdown in civic discourse continues apace, it is refreshing to read John Inazu’s Confident Pluralism: Surviving and Thriving through Deep Difference—a welcome call for a more constructive public square. But sadly I fear its message will be little heeded. Too little, too late might well be the book’s epitaph—though not, I hasten to add, because of any intrinsic problems with Inazu’s careful scholarship, clear argumentation, or winsome vision. The problem lies with the state of the... Read more

Source: LONGVIEW, Texas – In preparation for Memorial Day Monday, a Longview, Texas, Girl Scout troop spent a couple hours placing hundreds of flags on veterans’ graves. For five years now, Longview Girl Scout Troop 2473 has been placing flags on veterans’ graves at Rosewood Park right before Memorial Day weekend. Johnny Greathouse is the general manager of Rosewood Park and said this type of help is necessary for his business. “We’ve always relied on volunteers to help do community events and things like this,”... Read more

Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth, that in tranquillity your dominion may increase until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Lord God Almighty, you have made all the peoples... Read more

This is Mother Theresa’s version of the “St Francis” Prayer, and it can guide us as we remember those who have lost their lives in service to their country: Make us worthy Lord to serve others throughout the world, who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands, this day, their daily bread and by our understanding love give peace and joy. Lord, make me a channel of thy peace. That where there is hatred I... Read more

O God, your never-failing providence sets in order all things both in heaven and earth: Put away from us, we entreat you, all hurtful things, and give us those things which are profitable for us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. BCP Read more

The Slain God: Anthropologists and the Christian Faith Timothy Larsen is McManis Professor of Christian Thought at Wheaton College. He’s been a Visiting Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge. Some of the research for this new book was conducted while a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. David George Moore interviewed Larsen. Dave blogs at www.twocities.org and his video work can be found at www.mooreengaging.com. This interview revolves around Larsen’s latest book, The Slain God: Anthropologists and the Christian Faith... Read more

Great story from Arielle Aronson: Jason Heyward was quick to share the wealth after he signed an eight-year, $184 million contract with the Chicago Cubs in December. According to Bleacher Report, one of Heyward’s first moves after locking up the new deal was to pay for teammate David Ross to get a hotel suite big enough for Ross’s whole family for every road trip of Ross’s final MLB season. Ross and Heyward were teammates for three years back in 2010-2012... Read more

The Spectator: A landmark in national life has just been passed. For the first time in recorded history, those declaring themselves to have no religion have exceeded the number of Christians in Britain. Some 44 per cent of us regard ourselves as Christian, 8 per cent follow another religion and 48 per cent follow none. The decline of Christianity is perhaps the biggest single change in Britain over the past century. For some time, it has been a stretch to describe... Read more

Vital Pursuit, by John Frye Surreptitiously guided by God to Moody Bible Institute by the magnet of becoming a missionary aviation pilot, I encountered doubts and confusion about that “call” [last week’s post]. Wisely counseled by a professor, I switched to the Bible major, focusing on pastoral ministry and New Testament Greek. My passion for taking the Gospel to the world needed a new direction, a quest, a pursuit. The second book that shaped my life in my formative years... Read more