I like this post. I love this post. But does a contraction count as one word or two?

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Today’s Spurgeon reading came at a perfect time as I’ve found myself dwelling, perhaps a bit too much, on certain mysteries lately.
From September 5: (This is from the edited modern language version. If you are a traditionalist, replace all You’s with Thee’s and call it good).

Some things in nature remain a [...]

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Motte Brown said it all very well over at Boundless. Guys need guys.

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If you ever have to associate with other people, this post is worth reading.
In short:
Persons ready to take offence, either lack the charity which should cover offences; or the wisdom duly to weigh human frailty; or lastly are gross though close hypocrites, as Christ our Lord teaches (Matt. 7: 1-3).
Read the whole [...]

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Last Friday night I watched Into the Wild, a movie based on John Krakauer’s book.
I have not read the book although I’ve been aware of it and the story it tells for years. I may pick it up this week and read it… or I may not.
I have my opinion about the tragic [...]

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With the kids out of school, my morning devotional/study/prayer time has been affected dramatically, so I was highly convicted this morning when I read this.

“I ought to pray before seeing any one. Often when I sleep long, or meet with others early, it is eleven or twelve o’clock before I begin secret prayer. This is [...]

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Al Mohler posts today about Planned Parenthood Coming to a Mall Near You
What does it say about our culture of death when PP is actively “seeking to woo more affluent patients.”

This is about revenue and profit, market growth and competition. It is a horrifying glimpse into the cold hard reality of what stands behind the [...]

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Great post over at Pyromaniacs
In a nutshell…
Compare the apostle’s vision of manly maturity with John Eldredge’s famous sine qua non of manhood.” Eldredge says, “Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.”
That is a little boy’s lie. That’s the stuff of children’s [...]

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In addition to having the best accent ever (Strom Thurmond running a close second ;-)), Alistair Begg
can discuss some of the ‘less pleasant’ aspects of Christianity with a poignancy I’ve seen in few others.
His TableTalk article, “Pain: God’s Megaphone”, is posted over at the Ligonier blog and is worth a read.
Some highlights:
The biblical writer James [...]

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I’ve been surrounded by a lot of conflict lately.
Between friends.
Between me and friends - my fault.
Between me and friends - their fault (tons of these ;-)).
In my home - always my fault (are you reading this, honey?).
I read a column today (HT: Route 5:9) by Andree Seu [...]

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