To Say “I Received Jesus” Means Nothing
This clip is four minutes long, but perhaps you can at least listen to the first minute. John Piper:
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Revelation
A lot of people thought that Jesus was going to come back very soon after he went to heaven. They didn’t have any idea that he would wait 100 (or 2000!) years. Remember, Jesus told them to be ready at any time. But with the apostles dying, the writing of the New Testament was coming… Read More »
Think: Some Quotations
I recommend to all the brief but helpful work by John Piper, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God. As a lifelong student, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking but not much time thinking about thinking. This book is easily accessible and should be read by many, including all college… Read More »
Jude
This letter is a lot like the second chapter of 2 Peter. Jude also is warning the people against false teachers. This was a very severe danger because the apostles (who were eyewitnesses of Jesus’s ministry) were dying. False teachers were coming in and leading the people astray. Were all of these warnings (as also… Read More »
A Good Investment
Do you have a heart for orphans? I was powerfully impressed as I studied through the Pentateuch last year just how persistent God is in urging care for those in need. Orphans are high on the list of those in need. There is a great opportunity now for you to help bring three orphans to… Read More »
1-3 John
1 John Most people in our world today see things in shades of gray. Some things are mostly right or kinda right or not really very wrong. The book of 1 John sees things in black and white. There is truth and there is error. There is salvation and there is damnation. There is light… Read More »
May 13
In-N-Out opened in Texas on Wednesday. Some cars ran out of gas waiting in line. Our son reports that a kid was wearing a “In-N-Out Texas” T-shirt to school on Thursday. I am now a “candidate” for the Ph.D. degree. It seems like a lot of time and money to only become what the dictionary… Read More »
After Much Prayer
Yesterday Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver announced that they were separating. They don’t want the public to know much, but they want us to know this: After a great deal of thought, reflection, discussion, and prayer, we came to this decision together. Does anything stand out to you in this statement? Clearly they… Read More »
The Only Guarantee of Israel’s Existence
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke yesterday at a service for Israel’s Memorial Day. The event and his words are reported by Arutz-7: Quoting from the Book of Jeremiah (31:16), the Prime Minister stated, “Our grief is overwhelming, our hearts ache, where will we find comfort? The prophet said: ‘Refrain thy voice from weeping, and… Read More »
A Saturday Afternoon in the Shephelah
The photo was taken at Khirbet Burgin in the Shephelah. In the distance is the hill country of Judah. I don’t know if this particular day was one of the “favorite days in my life” (thus the post category), but it certainly represents some of those. One of the happiest circumstances of my life was… Read More »