Don Carson on the Incarnation
We dare you to find a better, and shorter, summary for the doctrine of the incarnation than John 1:14: “The Word became flesh.” We grabbed Don Carson while he was in the Twin Cities earlier this month...
View ArticleNow, Anyone Can Just Send You a Facebook Message for a Buck
Facebook announced on their blog today that they're going to start rolling out an "experiment" (good use of the word "experiment," Facebook), wherein any old person will be able to send you a Facebook...
View ArticleVa. Tech Shooting Commission: Lack of Mental Health Services Major Safety...
A team of experts commissioned in the wake of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre found that a lack of mental health services is a major public safety problem, and the author of the 2008 report says little...
View ArticleMiss Venezuela's Answer Comes From the Place Between Dreams
Somewhere between asleep and awake, between night and morning, where your vivid dream slowly melts into lucidity as the world around you gradually supplants your imagination, that is where Miss...
View ArticleNY Church Sponsoring Charity to Return Violent Video Games, Toys
A New York State church has opted to help raise funds for victims of shootings like the one that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut by having parents return violent video games and toys.
View ArticleHouse Approves Rule to Allow Vote on Plan B
In a procedural vote Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House voted to allow consideration of the budget plan known as "Plan B" and put forward by Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) as a way to avert the dreaded...
View ArticleAn Interview with Pastor Mark Driscoll
Brad Lomenick, Director of Catalyst, interviews Pastor Mark Driscoll about the themes in Pastor Mark's book, "Who Do You Think You Are? Finding Your True Identity in Christ."For more information, visit...
View ArticleAmerican pastor jailed in Iran
The Iranian government indicted a 32-year-old Iranian-American pastor this week on unknown charges after he traveled to Iran to help build an orphanage and visit family. Saeed Abedini, a Muslim convert...
View ArticleMaryland Megachurch Secedes From Sovereign Grace Ministries
Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Md., announced Sunday that it is leaving the Sovereign Grace Ministries family of churches after a number of disagreements pertaining to church leadership and...
View ArticleC.S. Lewis | The Space Trilogy
Great deal! Get all three volumes of C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy for $1.99 each on Kindle. I just bought all three! Out of the Silent Planet Perelandra That Hideous Strength
View ArticleWhat Newtown and Bethlehem Have in Common
While the excruciating ache of parents and family in the Connecticut town is beyond words, most come to a breathless, gut-wrenching moment somewhere along the way. What does the Christmas story have to...
View ArticleJoseph’s Story: “Getting Direction from God” – Matthew 1
One of my favorite childhood memories at the always noisy and never dull Smith home was our family Christmas tree. A fixture at every Christmas, for as long as I can remember, was a Christmas tree...
View ArticleThe Process
Posted by Michael Robison with This Uncommon Life Every great and successful story has a process. The process is the journey, the time and the cost of seeing great things happen. The problem with me,...
View ArticleJesus’ Birth in a Barn Had You in Mind
Posted by Wayne Stiles with WayneStiles.com It must have seemed really strange. Honestly, it still does. Two thousand years of waiting for the Messiah, and He is born in a barn and laid in a feed...
View ArticleDoes a Lack of Competency Reveal a Character Issue?
Posted by Ben Sternke with Field Notes from the Church Planting Frontier One of the basic tools I come back to again and again in the coaching I do with 3DM is called the Character/Competency Matrix...
View ArticleWhen Christians Take the Christ Out of Christmas
Posted by JR. Forasteros with JRFORASTEROS.COM The so-called “War on Christmas” has been beaten nearly to death. On one side, many Christians believe that using words like "X-mas" and wishing someone...
View ArticlePerfect Gifts: Heaven
I have a priceless inheritance because of Jesus. Ephesians 1:5, 11-14 God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to...
View ArticleIt’s not about do’s and don’ts
Attempts at Honesty Christian Blog - Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and CultureOften, by both believers and non-believers, the Christian life is viewed as adherence to a list of do's and...
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