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P&R Author Interview

My publisher, P&R, is running a series of author interviews on their blog. Yesterday was my turn. Here is a sample question: How do you deal with writer’s block? “Oh, let’s see, I usu­ally start with a snack and increase my cof­fee intake. If that doesn’t work, I pick up a jump rope or my […]

The Truth Isn’t Very Nice

One valuable friend that I have made through the internet is Carol Noren Johnson. She is a 70-year-old Christian wife, faithfully caring for her husband who is suffering through Alzheimer’s Disease. One thing that is so beautiful about Carol is the bluntness of her writing. She doesn’t put on any velvety eloquence, she has no […]

What I Learned from the Youngest Person in the Room

I had the honor of being the guest speaker at a women’s retreat last weekend. Given the setting of the retreat, and the four different sessions blocked out for me to speak, I incorporated about a half hour or so after every presentation to break into small groups and answer discussion questions. I actually prefer […]

Theology Paid Off

There are clarifying experiences in our lives that cause us to put things in perspective. I always try to encourage Christians, and even unbelievers, that theology is very practical to everyday life. What we believe about who God is, what he has done, what he is doing now, and who we are, shapes our everyday […]

When God is Most Near

If I oppose the Word I oppose my Lord when he is most near; If I receive the Word I receive my Lord wherein he is nigh. This is a line from “Christ the Word,” a prayer found in the Valley of Vision. The collection of Puritan prayers found in this book is so enriching […]

Instead of Me*

I was born to young parents—teenagers. But I still had a very stable home and a crib of my own. I was safe and secure. Well, ostensibly anyway. Although I was intimately knit together by God in my mother’s womb, I was born his enemy. I was sinful, unholy, a child of wrath. But God […]

Thoroughly Preposterous

The MoS team was issued a challenge this week by one of our listeners. Carl, Todd, and I were asked to provide commentary on the Katie Couric interview with Carl Lentz without using the words utterly or ridiculous. This was quite a challenge indeed. As you will hear, Todd doesn’t do too well, and I […]

Better to be Wrong in Motive?

I’m talking about this line from Donald Macleod over at Reformation21 today: “Better to be wrong in the motive and right in the message than wrong in the message and right in the motive.” Interested? You can read it here.

Offense to the Establishments

I just finished reading through a great little book by Donald MacLeod  titled From Glory to Golgotha: Controversial Issues in the Life of Christ.  Something that he said in the chapter on “The Crucified God” really stuck out to me. MacLeod breaks down the different implications of Mark 8:34, “Whosoever will come after me, let […]

Take Me to Church

Here’s a little teaser for my latest post on Ref21: This is the title of a song by the band Hozier. The song is pretty disturbing, and yet it is an enlightening and honest picture of the state of our culture. In one quick listen, it’s pretty clear that “church” is neither Christ’s bride, nor […]