I am thankful to God for the movement that this day commemorates.  Four hundred and ninety-two years ago, today, Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses On The Power And Efficacy Of Indulgences, on the door of Castle Church, located in Wittenberg, Germany.
The drive of the reformation movement, to which the posting of the Ninety-Five Theses [...]

This past Thursday, Disney admitted that there is no easy way to parent your children.  They conceded the fact that setting children in front of Baby Einstein DVD’s is not the cure-all for exasperated and tired parents, who want a break without neglecting their children.
So now what?  What can a mommy (or daddy) of a [...]

Today is the 30 year anniversary of the day that John Piper sensed an irresistible call to pastoral ministry.  Justin Taylor puts together an incredible testimony of Piper’s journey to the pastorate.
This testimony served not only to give insight into the calling of John Piper, but also to answer the question:  what is a pastor?  [...]

How are we, as Christians, supposed to respond to Obama winning the Noble Peace prize?
Are we supposed to respond with comments like, “It looks like you don’t have to do anything to get the Peace Prize anymore,” or, “They’ll give those awards to just about anybody these days.”  (Note: these quotations do not reflect specific [...]

Note (10/12/2009):  I have added closing remarks in red, in hopes of clarifying the intentionality of this blogpost.
There have already have been a few blogposts about the weird reaction to the opening of John Piper’s message to the AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors) in Nashville, TN on September, 16th. Jonathan Parnell at Reading [...]

I agree with what Justin Taylor says about this on his blog, Between Two Worlds:
Two thoughts as I watched the video through tears: (1) this would not have happened if sin had not entered the world; (2) they would not have responded this way if the grace of Christ had not entered their hearts.
God, give [...]

Honestly, it’s hard for me to imagine (and not just because they lived long before the proliferation of gunpowder)… especially when I am reading what they have to say to me, in the bible. However, it is becoming more and more common for people to “pack heat” in church. It seems that there [...]

I was in my car, listening to the news on the radio when I first heard about Michael Jackson’s death. There were multiple entertainment industry gurus who were interviewed as types of “Michael Jackson experts”. Most of them said the same thing. “He is forever the king of pop, had a difficult [...]

In ruminating over the topic of the unsaved in the community of faith, a dialogue from the movie Country Remedy caught my ear:

“Evan, look around you, what do you see?”
“An empty parking lot… trees… stars…”
“The trees, do you see how they move?  The stars and the trees… how does that make you feel?”
“I don’t know… [...]

I just read a post on the Desiring God blog about a new book by John Piper, to be released in January. As I now write, my heart moves faster due to the adrenaline being released into my system. To say the least, I am excited about this new book.
I just recently [...]