A gifted writer examines Rob Bell’s “Love Wins”
My last three posts (here, here, and here) have been about subjects peripherally related to Rob Bell’s new book, “Love …
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It’s not about Rob Bell
We’re studying J.C. Ryle’s book Holiness in my Sunday School class. Last week (providentially) we read the chapter on Lot’s …
God must either glorify Himself, or cease to be God
In my last post, I mentioned one of the easily overlooked benefits of the controversy surrounding Rob Bell’s new book. …
With my face in the dirt…
What is functional universalism? I’m glad you asked. Mark Lauterbach points out something that could easily be overlooked in all …
This, by bitter experience, Thou hast taught me
We have a dangerous tendency to think too highly of ourselves. That tendency is confirmed by the fact that the …
The Chinese Adoption Chronicles
That’s not the title of a new book. (Well, at least not yet.) It’s just a simple, touching, true story. …
More on Conflict and its Causes
I’ve blogged twice recently about conflict and some its causes. The first of those two posts was a direct result …
Of Heroes and Idols
I recently heard that one of my favorite authors, Sinclair Ferguson, has written a new series of biographies for children. …
I Hate Conflict
Words are powerful. Volumes have been written on the subject; I won’t add anything to the discussion here except my …
A heart for orphans, and a free audiobook
Most of you reading this already know about Christian Audio’s monthly free download. This month’s free audiobook is Adopted for …
Rule Your Spirit, Restrain Your Words
I’ve been reading in Proverbs this week, which is typically an exercise in humility. This time through it, I was …
A vast array of Bible reading plans for 2011
One could scarcely overstate the importance of Bible reading and memorization. So many good Bible reading plans have been developed …
True Grit and God’s sovereignty
I wonder if anyone would say that they don’t want stability and depth and freedom in their lives. John Piper …
The maker of man became man
Augustine captures the great paradox of the Incarnation in this excerpt from one of his sermons: The Word of the …
Searching, sifting words
We’re studying J.C. Ryle’s “Holiness” in my Sunday School class. Here’s an excerpt from chapter three: Are you yourself holy …
