If there are ways to make subjects such as mathematics easier while retaining the ability to convey what is happening in the problem solving process, I’m all for it. It seems that these ideas, though, are just trying to dumb down something that wasn’t really that hard to do in the first place. I’ve heard [...]

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For, by grace you are in the state of having been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, rather it is the gift of God, not a result of works, in order that no man should boast.
I’m going to open up a thread on Ephesians 2:8-9, since Matt and I have been discussing it [...]

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The battle started when I was 12 years old and in 7th grade. My next oldest brother was 14 and in 9th grade. This was back in the day of Junior High School (not middle school) so 7-9th grade went to the same school. It wasn’t that I didn’t like him [...]

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Don’t mess with Piper. He’ll rock your world, Mark! Never underestimate old-man strength. That and his exegesis of Scripture alone would make your knees wobble.

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I need to figure out what sermon or conference this one comes from because it is just an excerpt of what sounds like a really great sermon. This one convicts me on what types of things we allow into our home most often through television. We’ve eliminated pretty much all TV for the kids, but [...]

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Here is an interesting post over at Founders Ministries Blog. Bill Wagner: Calvinists are “less missional”
What do you think?

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As one who works for a Christian organization that uses worldly marketing techniques to raise money, I found this article very interesting. I have to admit, I lean more toward the George Mueller model (as opposed to the William Both model), so I’m always uncomfortable with calls to donate to non-Church related (read, a person [...]

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I’m not sure if any of you are familiar with Timmy Brister, but he’s the guy who organized the 2008 Puritan Reading Challenge in which a few of us are participating.
He shared a story yesterday that is one of the finest sharing the Gospel in the workplace testimonies I’ve ever read.
While this story makes me [...]

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Okay, boring for most of you, but interesting to me, as one who loves my Bible software, but is bothered by the fact that I’ve already lost the ability to use some of the older programs that I purchased years ago.
The ESV blog talks about some advances that could help in the future here.

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As the feminist movement caused a pendulum swing to the extreme in one direction, I think we need to be careful that we don’t cause it to swing too hard in the other.
I agree with Mark Driscoll (among others) that the Church along with every other aspect of our culture has been feminized, however, we [...]

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