>The abortion issue has been on the nations mind more recently as a result of the Health Care Bill. I'm glad it's something we are talking about again (doesn't seem we have much since the election). Here's a couple of recent posts on it (followed by some thought from Olasky's Abortion Rites).I will be the … Continue reading >abortion: bizarre logic and a long history
>Great Books on Edwards (update)
>This coming Sunday I'm teaching on Revivals and Revivalism in the American church. I've been reminded how much I love Jonathan Edwards and thought I'd pass on my favorite Edwards books (by Edwards or on Edwards):1. Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography, by Iain Murray. It's pretty long, but pretty awesome too! This was my first … Continue reading >Great Books on Edwards (update)
>Song of the Week
>I mentioned this song in my small group Thursday night and know one had ever heard of it. I love it - I think it speaks to a deep longing many of us have: to be a hero.http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swfHero In Me - Jeffrey Gaines
>The Inner Struggle and Pilgrim’s Progress
>This morning I preached from Romans 7:14-25 on the struggle Christians have between the inner renewed man and the sinful nature that clings to us. This afternoon, I read from The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come to the boys. It was pure coincidence that I read the following (wish … Continue reading >The Inner Struggle and Pilgrim’s Progress
>Sometimes Older is Better
>This week I've been working on a sermon on Romans 7:14-25. I've poured through three relatively newer commentaries on Romans. They were good and helpful, but the biggest help was the fourth - an old commentary by Charles Hodge first published in 1835! Clear, pastoral, not overly dense, wonderful.I've had a reading project in mind … Continue reading >Sometimes Older is Better