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Free Christmas Music
I don’t know about you, but I enjoy Christmas music, especially new and creative ways to sing the timeless old carols. But maybe you’re on a tight budget and can’t afford that brand-new CD. Well, you can still enjoy the new sounds of the season. There is a variety of free Christmas offerings available online,…
Read MoreJohn Chrysostom on the Power of Prayer
The potency of prayer has subdued the strength of fire, it has bridled the rage of lions, hushed anarchy to rest, extinguished wars, appeased the elements, expelled demons, burst the chains of death, expanded the fates of heaven, assuaged diseases, dispelled frauds, rescued cities from destruction, stayed the sun in its course, and arrested…
Read MoreHow Should We Remember 9/11?
I’ve been thinking, the last few days, about how we should commemorate 9/11. It was such a pivotal time in history, especially for my generation. I was twenty-three when the Towers fell. I remember it being the moment we no longer felt isolated and safe in America. All the bad news had always happened overseas.…
Read MoreTaming the Tongue
We’re going through James at Gages Lake Bible Church in a series we’re calling Authentic Faith. Currently we’re in the middle of chapter three, which gives perhaps the most specific, biting description of the tongue in all of Scripture and perhaps all of literature. It begins with a warning, in James 3:1-2 about the importance…
Read MoreThe Gospel Isn’t This Hard
I’m amazed at the conversations that Rob Bell’s book, Love Wins is provoking in the mainstream media environment. I think Bell’s book is tragic for a variety of reasons, articulated most thoughtfully, in my view by Kevin DeYoung. But, I’m amazed at how gospel-centered questions are being asked in environments not normally reserved for these…
Read MoreA Christian’s Engagement with Politics
Collin Hansen of the Gospel Coalition interviews Michael Gerson and Peter Wehner about their new book, City of Man, published by Moody Publishers. I reviewed that book here. This is a rich conversation about the intersection of Christianity and politics: City of Man: A Conversation with Michael Gerson and Pete Wehner from The Gospel Coalition…
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Upcoming Media Appearances
My latest book, Crash Course, is set to launch on the first week of April and so I am going to appear in interviews in the next few weeks. You can typically go their website and listen live or hear the archives: April 8th Northland Notebook with Ted Elm April 13th – The Harvest Show on…
Read MoreWelcome to My New Website
Well, its been long overdue. But I finally updated my website. My last site was nice–for 2007. But its three years hence and life has moved on.
Read MoreI Just Finished a Terrific Book
The doorbell rang today and awaiting me was a beautiful new delivery of some books. One I had been anticipating for a while, by Kevin DeYoung, a thoughtful new voice in the evangelical world. The book is Just Do Something, A Liberating Approach to Finding God’s Will. Its a short book, but one loaded with…
Read MoreCourage Still Exists
We Christians like to make a big deal about how our culture, America is really going to seed. And it doesn’t take much effort to see the effects of sin upon our society. Read the newspaper, listen to the radio, check your email or go online and visit the Drudge Report or other online sources.…
Read MoreWrestling With the Text
I can’t believe how much I love preaching. I alwasy knew I wanted to be a pastor and I always enjoyed the few times I had to preach, but the opportunity and privelege it is to stand in front of God’s people and preach God’s Word–there is an unexplainable exhiliration and rush. Now I know…
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