Grab bag

Found around the internet in the past week — C. J. Mahaney blogs about “The Pastor and Personal Criticism.” But it’s not just pastors who need to understand the role of criticism in their lives (to produce wisdom and maturity). We can all benefit from the criticism we receive: If we could mature in wisdom […]

One trouble with TV

Phil Calloway, while on his back recovering from an ATV accident, exposed himself to too much TV, and he recognized a particular problem with that: The trouble with TV is that it is filled with whatsoever things are of bad report. Who would keep a friend around who is rude, loud, and uncouth? One who […]

Grab bag

A few sites worth reading in-between bites of leftover turkey sandwiches or trips to the store(s): If you are doing some internet shopping this weekend, check out the collection of deals for Christian books and resources amassed by Tim Challies. Desiring God has a 3-part series of questions and answers with writer Jerry Bridges. Dave […]

Grab Bag

I few ideas and items that have passed through my mind in the past few days: I have been listening to the audio from the recent Resolved Conference. While the conference is designed for college students, the messages are appropriate for everyone. This year’s conference addressed the topic of sin, and the messages are particularly […]

On sermons and Super Bowls

I guess I should be paying more attention to the big game this evening. Or at least the ads. It seems that there is not just entertainment value in the commercial fare, but there is a sermon or two to be found in those messages. At least so thinks one pastor. Pastor Ken Diehm of […]

Television, the mind, and conduct

The headline might as well have said, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he…” (Prov. 23:7) Instead, yesterday’s headline said, “Study links teen pregnancy to sexy TV shows.” The short version of the story is that a recent study conducted by Pediatrics found that there is a much higher incidence of pregnancy […]

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 […]

What John Piper thinks about television

What John Piper thinks about television is what believers needs to think and believe about television. The television itself (the plastic case and the electronics inside it) is amoral. Those who produce the products (both shows and commercials) that will be aired on that television are largely immoral. Which is why Piper says, There are […]