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January 2012

January 30, 2012

Words of Wisdom From Francis Schaeffer on his Centennial Birthday

It came to my attention that Francis Schaeffer was born exactly 100 years ago today....

January 25, 2012

Should Gospel Singers Preach at People?

This half of the week is going to be very busy for me this semester,...

January 15, 2012

How I Wish I'd Responded to Jefferson Bethke

Yesterday I wrote a hastily worded response to Jefferson Bethke's viral video on Jesus and...

October 2011

October 17, 2011

A Thought On Steve Jobs and Abortion

In the wake of Steve Jobs' death, people reflecting on his vast legacy have been...

October 15, 2011

A Word On Gay Christians in Ministry, or Music Ministry, or Gospel Music Ministry

A lot of discussion has been had about this particular topic recently. There is much...

September 2011

September 12, 2011

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Ox, Nor His NQC Ticket

What does it mean to covet? I've always had a general idea of "coveting" as...

September 11, 2011

September 11th Was Not a Tragedy

Everybody else will probably be asking "Where were you?" so I've decided I'll do something...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

Watch Your Mouth

In the Church today, it's apparently becoming narrow-minded to watch your mouth. I've seen Christians...

August 23, 2011

Groveling to the World (or The Wishy-Washiness of Willow Creek)

I recently came across this message from Willow Creek's Bill Hybels. Apparently Willow Creek wanted...

August 12, 2011

P & W and the Wussification of the Church

Increasingly, our culture is refusing to let boys be boys. Comedian Brad Stine calls it...

July 2011

July 27, 2011

A Few Words on Soul Surfer

Unless you've been living under a rock in the past few months, you've probably heard...

July 15, 2011

Focus On the Family: The Beginning of the End?

This is an excellent post on the "new face of Focus on the Family" and...

July 04, 2011

On Christianity, Patriotism, and Christian Patriotic Music

Happy 4th of July y'all. Today I thought I'd tackle a well-worn topic: Christianity, patriotism,...

June 2011

June 22, 2011

Christian Doctrine and Music: How are They Connected?

Hat tip to Daniel Mount (and David Bruce Murray in a subsequent comment), for inspiring...

June 19, 2011

Book review: Counterfeit Gods by Tim Keller

"The living God, who revealed himself both at Mount Sinai and on the Cross, is...

May 2011

May 22, 2011

No, not the best man I know…

One of my favorite works of Christian literature is A Man For All Seasons. I...

May 17, 2011

A Tale of Two Songs: The Answer

Yesterday I conducted a little poll to see whether my readers could tell from isolated...

May 16, 2011

A Tale of Two Songs: The Poll

I'm going to give my readers a small quiz today. I'll quote snippets from two...

May 15, 2011

I Forgive You

How hard can it be to forgive? Much harder than we think. I'm not talking...

April 2011

April 24, 2011

Easter in Poem and Song

Alleluja, he is risen. *** "Seven Stanzas at Easter" by John Updike Make no mistake:...

April 22, 2011

Good Friday: Three Songs of the Cross

Today I thought I would present three songs of the cross that have moved me...

April 21, 2011

Maundy Thursday

Why? It's a simple question, but sometimes there isn't much of an answer in sight....

April 17, 2011

Palm Sunday

Every Palm Sunday at my church, we read the story of the passion in preparation...

March 2011

March 20, 2011

Rob Bell and the Postmodern Wasteland

Uh-oh. I think I may be about to ruffle some feathers with this one. Should...