This was to fulfill what was spoken…

In Matthew 5, Jesus says, “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill” (v. 17). There might be a temptation to think that His fulfillment of the Law began with His public ministry. Not so. His fulfillment began with His birth, […]

10 Day Special on All Crossway Ebooks

If you have an eBook reader, here is a great way to expand your library inexpensively: Crossway is having a 10-day special on all its eBooks. No eBook is priced more than $5.99. Check out the specials on the Crossway website.

They said what they’d seen

When you read the stories of Christ’s birth in Luke 2, it is possible to come up with sermons that are pleas to be more evangelistic: the shepherds investigated the revelation of the angels by going to find the new-born Christ and then declared what they discovered to others. This provides potential opportunity for another […]

It’s not just a name

When my wife was pregnant with our children, we spent many dinners and evenings reading names to each other from the baby name books. And until we settled on a final name, not wanting to call the baby, “baby,” we came up with interim names — monickers that tickled us as we read through the […]

This is the way the Lord deals with His own

It’s possible to read the story of Zacharias and Elizabeth in Luke 1 and think, “that’s a blessed family.” But that’s like reading the last chapter of a book first, finding the happy ending and assuming that the participants of the story knew the end of the story while all the hard stuff was happening, […]

What grace we have received

John 1:16 has long been one of my favorite verses — “For of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.” The verse is written in the context of the coming of the eternally existing Word — the One who is co-existent with God and is God Himself. The Word, the second member […]

Free audio book: Knowing God

Each month, ChristianAudio makes one audio book available for a free download. And this month, it is J. I. Packer’s classic, Knowing God. The word “classic” is probably associated with too many books, but it fits well with this book. This is a book that will still be read 50, 100, or 200 years from […]

Bible reading plans

I have previously noted a number of sites for Bible reading plans. And I have also published a plan for our church to follow this year — reading the New Testament on weekdays and the Psalms on Sundays. the goal of this effort is to provide ample time for reading and reflection. (If you have […]

The path

Like planning a route with Google maps, many people today are designing and outlining the moral pathway they will take this year. Out with the old, in with the new. All the well-worn, dead-end paths of the past will be forsaken and a new route will be followed. Whether we will or will not succeed […]

This will happen in the coming year

Call these among the worst predictions made: “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” [Ken Olsen, Founder, Chairman and President of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977.] “640KB (of memory) ought to be enough for anyone.” [Bill Gates.] “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” [Thomas Watson, Chairman […]

Free audio book: When I Don’t Desire God

Through December 31 Christian Audio is giving away the free audio book of John Piper’s When I Don’t Desire God. Four easy steps to get the book: Go to the book’s link at Christian Audio Click “Add to Cart” Enter the code DG1211 and “Apply Coupon” Checkout and “Download Now” via Desiring God.

Starting gospel conversations at Christmas

During the holiday season, many of us have more opportunities to be with non-believers than at other times of the year. Office parties, family get-togethers and neighborhood socials all provide times for us to see more unbelievers than we usually might. And very often, we desire to turn those visits into gospel opportunities — chances […]

The Hobbit

While the ratio of reading fiction books compared to non-fiction (and even more specifically, secular to spiritual) has decreased over the years, I still read a few non-fiction works. I read them for pleasure, as well as just exposing myself to good writing and good vocabulary. And sometimes those non-fiction works also have significant spiritual […]

Book blurbs

In the interest of “something is better than nothing,” here are a few blurbs and comments on some books I’ve recently completed reading: Title: Atheism Remix Author: R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Publisher: Crossway, 2008, 108 pp., $15.99 Recommendation (4-star scale): Summary: This book is based on a series of four messages that Mohler gave at […]

Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson

One final post about Christopher Hitchens. A couple of years ago, he and Douglas Wilson had a series of debates about the goodness of God and Christianity. This film was produced about those debates. HT: Justin Taylor.