The Best books I read in 2024

I enjoy books. I like bookstores — new bookstores, old bookstores, used book stores, and digital (online) bookstores. I spend a significant amount of time and money in bookstores each year. And I read, too (though not as much as I’d like, typically). Several years ago, I began keeping track of what I read each […]

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“A Stunning Scale of Our Solar System, Drawn in the Dessert.” Then read Genesis 1 and Psalm 8. I’ve not seen the movie, “The Risen,” but here is a review that appears to be quite helpful. Samuel James posted “Some Thoughts on Christians, Movies, and Nudity.” And then some more thoughts. These are helpful and […]

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Some helpful articles from the last week: David Murray has “20 Helps to Sermon Listening.” Number 1? “Read and mediate on God’s Word every day: Daily Bible reading whets our appetite for the main course on the Lord’s Day. We can’t expect to be ready to digest spiritual food if we’ve not been eating through […]

Free audio book — Don’t Waste Your Sports

For the next week, C. J. Mahaney’s booklet, Don’t Waste Your Sports, is available for free as an audio book at Christian Audio.

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Some helpful articles from the last week: Here are two helpful resources on Mormonism: Russell Moore writes how “How Christians Should Engage Latter-day Saints.” The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary hosted a panel discussion on the topic, “The Mormon Moment? Religious Conviction and the 2012 Election” (audio | video) George Lawson writes that, “Reliable Source Reveals […]

Piper: How to watch the Olympic Games

How much of the Olympics are you watching? Already I’ve heard a few people refer to a downturn in sleep at night and productivity during the day because of how much of these games they are watching. But is there a way to watch these games Christianly? John Piper says, “yes:” Every time you turn […]

Now that the Olympics are beginning…

This afternoon I read what I wrote four years ago after the last summer Olympic games ended. It’s worth reading “Now that the Olympics are over,” before they begin, to prepare your heart spiritually for temptations that lie ahead in the next two weeks. A sample: If I’m going to watch too much TV, it […]

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Some helpful articles spotted recently: A lesson in truth-telling, and what makes Christians different: “Mike Daisey, Apple, and Our Culture’s Crisis in Truth-Telling.” “Temptation Is Not Sin,” writes Bill Mounce. He makes three points: 1. Temptation is not sin, 2. No one can make you sin, and 3. God is on your side. The question […]

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Al Mohler has had several thought-provoking posts recently: “Starting Something You Cannot Finish” “An Amazing Article on Abortion…” “The Kindle Experience…” (Would you read an electronic book?) Reflections on Tiger Woods — “The Travail of Tiger Woods” (Mohler) “Hunting Tiger Woods” (Mahaney) “The Seduction of Power — the Tiger Woods Story” (Witherington) “Tiger and the […]

Now that the Olympics are over

The Olympics are now over. Just 18 months until the next Olympics, and soon the hype, er, preparation will begin for the Vancouver winter games. As the games have progressed, a few random thoughts went rolling through my brain at various times. And I either write them down now, or will for 1-1/2 years hold […]