If I was asked what is the most valuable thing I have learned in my recent years of study, I would say something similar to what D. A. Carson recently wrote: I have spent much of my adult life working through the way the New Testament quotes the Old, and the longer I ponder these… Read More »
I’ve posted here several times before on July 13, including last year and the year before that and the year before that (but of course not the year before that). It’s a memorable day for me, similar to the way that the year 586 was memorable for the Judeans exiled to Babylon. Recently, however, I… Read More »
I don’t plan on switching to the new NIV. I’m not opposed to reducing offense when possible, but the price is too high. This blogger says it well: If I had to name my biggest beef with the new NIV, it would be its frequent decision to reword language that applies to an individual and… Read More »
This map gives a graphic representation of the most corrupt countries in the world. Maybe the Middle East peace process wouldn’t be so difficult if the Jews didn’t steal Palestine from the Arabs. Except that they didn’t. Getting a visa to stay in Israel if you are a Christian is only getting more difficult. Yes,… Read More »
“How LeBron James Broke the Golden Rule of Sports” watch this especially if you think that professional sports make a mockery of us all. I don’t know how many pastors (or aspiring pastors) read here, but I think there’s much value in “What I have learned after five years of pastoring.” The malls of America… Read More »
Francis Chan has a good illustration on living in light of eternity. Contrast that with Jim Gilliam who rejected his childhood faith in favor of trusting the Internet: “God is just humanity connected….We are the leaders of this new religion. We have faith that people connected can create a new world. Each one of us… Read More »
Zechariah 12:10 — “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves… Read More »
I have a few new IBEX T-Shirts. One of each: Fall 1998 – Blue Large Fall 1998 – Green Large Fall 2003 – Blue Large Free to first qualified persons to ask.
A friend commented recently that she liked it when we posted photos of our family on the blog. So for her and anyone else interested, here is the magic link. Jonathan – 8 days shy of 8 months
“Church history is crystal clear: Homosexual practice has been affirmed nowhere, never, by no one in the history of Christianity. . . .” (more here). Even if you think that you don’t need to read an article about “Alzheimer’s and Gospel Transformation,” I suggest that you do. Only 11 paragraphs. Better buy 100-watt light bulbs… Read More »