Audio Picks July 18, 2016 * This week's episode ofThis American Life [http://www.thisamericanlife.org/] features an interesting look into the backroom, candidate vetting process of the Republican party. Its about wealthy donors and the game
Addiction The Immaturity of Addiction July 18, 2016 A person who has practiced addictive behaviors for a good portion of his life once told me an insight he had been given. Though it came from a secular source, this observation rings
Don’t waste your suffering #1 July 16, 2016 “If you live long enough you will suffer. The only alternative to not suffering is not living long enough”—with those cheering words Don Carson starts an address on suffering. He’s right;
nuthatch O Little Nuthatch July 15, 2016 O little nuthatch, From whence comes your name? Did you look a little crazed When from the shell you came? O little nuthatch, Can you explain this to me? How does your gray
Atheism Screaming Life July 13, 2016 I'm very happy to highly recommend the “for such a time as this” work and artistry of this sister in Christ. Pastors and other Christian counselors take note: If you want
C.S. Lewis on the Crux of the Problem July 12, 2016 "How did the Dark Power [Satan] go wrong? Here, no doubt, we ask a question to which human beings cannot give an answer with any certainty. A reasonable (and traditional) guess, based
Communicant Membership Helping a Covenant Child Prepare a Testimony July 11, 2016 When preparing young people who have grown up in the church to make a public profession of faith, the usual formulaic approach of writing down a testimony usually does not work. Asking them
Amos Let Justice Roll Down July 08, 2016 It has been a tumultuous week. Of course, in a very unfortunate way that almost seems normal. Turmoil, discord, confusion, and anarchy appear to be the new normal. That's the society
Alyssa McElheny A Wedding in the Woods July 07, 2016 Only the Lord could take one day of heart-breaking tragedy, combine it with another day of anticipated joy, and transform it into a time of overflowing grace and beauty. The day of tragic
The Letter of Ignatius to the Romans July 05, 2016 One theologian spoke thus, "Just as we become aware of a meteor only when, after traveling silently through space for untold millions of miles, it blazes briefly through the atmosphere before dying
mind Preaching to the Mind July 04, 2016 Sometimes we preachers fail in the pulpit simply because we forget what we are up against. We think if we are just pleasant enough or clever enough or loud enough, certainly we will
Countering the Happiness Project July 02, 2016 The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh is to create a new government ministry—the country’s first ministry of happiness. It will be dedicated to “putting a smile on every face”. It also
al mohler Browse Worthy: Trinitarianism and Complementarianism (Part 3) June 30, 2016 As has been noted by this first list of articles [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/06/10/browse-worthy-trinitarianism-and-complementarianism/] then another post [https://gentlereformation.com/2016/06/14/browse-worthy-trinitarianism-and-complementarianism-continued/] , a fascinating and important debate has
Gorge Thy Ears June 27, 2016 A few audio picks: * The men over at Reformed Forum weigh in on the current Trinitarian debate [http://reformedforum.org/ctc445/]. * A podcast affiliated with RadioLab has recently launched a new and superb
James 3:17 The Mask Will Not Work June 27, 2016 In a book on World War I that we have, there is a haunting picture that you can see above. The photo shows a line of a few American soldiers in France coming
Jesus’ Tears – No. 3 June 25, 2016 The hour is late. Christ has left Jerusalem with his disciples. They leave the warmth of the house and make their way out into the cold night, down into the Kidron valley and
21 Questions with Washington Florist Who Refused Gay Couple June 24, 2016 This video needs to be seen by all. https://youtu.be/4rftpY1ndXY
Church Government In Praise of Church Meetings June 23, 2016 “Let all things be done decently and in order” (1Corinthians 14:40, NKJ)__. As our denomination prepares for the annual meetings of Synod next week, the difficult task of reading and digesting a
3GT Episode: To Desire or Not to Desire June 21, 2016 The gents discuss Christ and culture, technology and the question: Does God desire the salvation of all men? (And please forgive the quality of Austin's microphone. His regular microphone broke, and
Anslem of Canterbury Don't Be a Bozo! June 20, 2016 Do you know who the first Bozo was? When you hear that question, you may think I’m talking about the clown and who first played him. We'll get back to
The Beauty and Glory of the Father “Beautiful Beyond Description” June 17, 2016 I’m just back from a Jonathan Edwards conference in Durham. The last talk was superb and I thought I would share its outline with you [plus a few random thoughts of my
How to Read Revelation June 17, 2016 Of all the many and various obstacles that stand in the way of people reading and profiting from the book of Revelation, perhaps one of the greatest is the bizarre, head-scratching imagery of
Eternal Submission of the Son Trinitarian Controversy: Necessary Sharpening or Unnecessary Strife? June 16, 2016 Sometimes the unfortunate idiomatic expression: "Boys will be boys," is used to excuse turning a blind eye to the irresponsible behavior of some. After all, what more can you expect from
Jim Brauker Friction June 16, 2016 Recently I was out in the woods hauling some things with a wheelbarrow. As I tromped down the hill, with the weeds, grass, and briars brushing against my legs and arms, I was
Complementarianism Browse Worthy: Trinitarianism and Complementarianism (Continued) June 14, 2016 Some other articles have appeared that I believe shed some further, needed light on the discussion of the Trinity that I chronicled here last week. As I share these links, let me add
