Putting Christmas back into the Holiday. Is that a good thing?

I got an email a week or so ago from a reporter at the IDS asking if I would share my opinion on Walmart's decisions (along with Kohl's and Macy's) to reintroduce the word "Christmas" this year, replacing the more neutral term "Holiday". Honestly, I didn't respond because I was 1) to busy, and 2) … Continue reading Putting Christmas back into the Holiday. Is that a good thing?

New Link

I just discovered a new website with a host of article by and about Cornelius Van Til. Van Til was one of the most influential, and one of the original prof's at Westminster Theological Seminary. His approach to apologetics, usually called presuppositional apologetics, has impressed me greatly. Check it out at VanTil.info.

seeing is the best gift

Last night I got so consumed telling the story of Lazarus that I kinda ran out of time when I wanted to draw out the theology a little bit better. Throughout the whole message I was kept emphasizing that our conception of God’s love needs to change and that this story of Lazarus should reshape … Continue reading seeing is the best gift

for judgment i came into this world

Jesus' words from John 9:39 are rather disturbing, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind". On the surface, these words seem to contradict what Jesus has said in a couple of other places… In John 3:17 Jesus says, “For God … Continue reading for judgment i came into this world

my boys

I am so proud of my boys. Caleb and Jacob have been really great with their littlest brother Luke. They love holding him and both are being so gentle with him (we're a little suprised cause Jacob is a rough and tumble boy). We are truly grateful, first to God for these blessings, but also … Continue reading my boys