Monthly Archives: July 2011

Check out the Global Rich List to compare your income to the rest of the world — and to help put some things in perspective.

(Rom 2:6-11 ESV)  6 He will render to each one according to his works:  7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;  8 but for those who are … Continue reading →

David Platt’s book Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream has been on the New York Times bestseller list for 52 weeks. Platt is the pastor of The Church at Brook Hills, a megachurch in Birmingham, Alabama, about 1 … Continue reading →

“Be My Escape” I’ve given up on giving up slowly, I’m blending in so You won’t even know me apart from this whole world that shares my fate This one last bullet you mention is my one last shot at … Continue reading →

It’s increasingly fashionable for parents to dress their daughters like tramps (skanks, not hobos), and at younger and younger ages. From a recent article in Christianity Today based on this article in USA Today – [T]he curious Christian can’t help … Continue reading →

Over the last several months, a number of readers have written asking for my time management tips. I’ve resisted this for several reasons. First, I wasn’t sure what they are. Second, I’m not sure how to do that without sounding condescending. You … Continue reading →

The moral law within (Rom 2:1 ESV) Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. Paul continues … Continue reading →

HistoryGuy, who’s been missing far too long due to health problems, wrote, The conversation about the flag seems to have become a discussion about pacifism. If a flag should not be present because pacifism is true, then simply state that as a … Continue reading →

After Part 11, Mark has a post responding to the opinions of some (myself included) that the traditional “missions committee” model is salvageable. He writes, William Faulkner said about revision, “In writing, you must kill all your darlings.”   To add to … Continue reading →

I wasn’t really meaning to spend much time on the homosexual controversy, but it’s hard to understand Romans 1 without delving into the topic, as Paul builds much of his case on the homosexuality that was prevalent in Greek society at the … Continue reading →