Joni Eareckson Tada’s Oscar-nominated song, “Alone Yet Not Alone,” is beautiful. It’s all the more powerful considering that Joni sings her testimony as a woman paralyzed from the waist down. Listen to this elegaic song from the film. Here’s Tada’s long-standing ministry. Read more
You need to see this video. Conner and Cayden Long are brothers. Here’s how Sports Illustrated for Kids tells their story: Conner Long is nine years old. His little brother Cayden is seven. But Cayden can’t do a lot of things his big brother can do. At four months old, Cayden was diagnosed with a condition called hypertonic cerebral palsy, which leaves him unable to walk or talk on his own. … A year and a half ago, he and Caydenstarted participating in triathlons together. Conner swims while pulling Cayden in... Read more
If you’re in Louisville on January 28th, 2014, you will not want to miss the following event with Al Mohler, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, and Dennis Prager. Here’s the info: LOUISVILLE, Ky. (SBTS) – Three nationally renowned commentators will participate in a “Faith and Freedom in the Public Square” discussion to be held Jan. 28 on the campus of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Southern Seminary president R. Albert Mohler Jr., nationally syndicated radio show host Dennis Prager, and New... Read more
The crack staff of Southern Seminary’s magazine just published a profile of an outstanding Louisville ministry called Speak for the Unborn. If you’re pro-life and you want to make a difference, read this piece by Matt Damico. Here’s a bit: The ministry is Speak for the Unborn, which came to life when Ryan Fullerton, pastor at Immanuel Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., preached a sermon on sanctity of life Sunday in 2009. Dave and Stacey Hare, who were then members... Read more
A couple of months ago, the New York Times published a remarkable profile of an adoptive family from Denver. The profile centers around the mother of the house, Misty. I do not exaggerate when I say that this essay will cut you to the bone. It’s that powerful. Here’s a swatch about the struggles of two tiny boys the couple adopted: Misty and Jon knew only a few things about Shon and Cory’s early life. Misty says they were told that the boys’... Read more
We think we’ve got Jesus figured out today. We read about him turning tables in the Scriptures. But now he’s nice. Now he’s calm. Now he sits by himself, drinking tea, interrupting his repose to grant us whatever we want. He doesn’t ask us to change, and he doesn’t want us to do any heavy lifting. He makes life easy for us. So I suggest in a piece I just wrote for Desiring God called “You Will Never Be the Same.” Here’s... Read more
I don’t know if you noticed, but in 2013, CBMW (The Council on Biblical Manhood & Womanhood) put a great deal of energy into our ministry to churches. In 2014, we’re not laying back. We’re doubling down. We have had two friends of CBMW offer to match end-of-year donations up to $10,000. We’re thrilled at this ‘soft match’ offer and hope to meet our goal through your partnership. Will you join us? We’re hiring more staff, creating more content, holding more events.... Read more
This is a tough question. It’s especially tough because many of us have been trained by our culture–romance novels, movies, songs–to think of “connection” as a mystical force. It’s unstoppable. It’s uncontainable. You either have it or you don’t. I just wrote a piece for Boundless called “Irresistible Taste: The 5 Points of Attraction.” In this fun little essay I argue that yes, romantic connection can be instantaneous. If it is, great. But it can also develop, deepen, change, and grow.... Read more
I just had the opportunity to publish an essay with The Gospel Coalition on football, “warrior culture,” and manhood. It’s stirred the pot, because I make the argument that warrior culture and biblical manhood are not the same thing. They do not lead to the same result. The article’s drawn a heated response from some. I understand that. Sports are embedded in the life of America. Questioning them from almost any angle invites a strong reaction. My desire, though, is... Read more
The president of Southern Seminary and Boyce College, Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., just reviewed my new book Risky Gospel. I am deeply thankful for this kind and incisive review. Here’s a snippet: One of the most lamentable symptoms of today’s emotionalist Christianity is its tendency to inaction. … Tragically, throughout their lifetimes many church members and nominal Christians never actually do anything of significance for Christ and his kingdom. Owen Strachan not only laments this fact — he intends to do something... Read more
Thought Life
Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In