by | Aug 25, 2005 | Bible, Preaching, Theology
This morning, I listened to an amazing sermon by John Piper about why God would inspire biblical texts that are difficult to interpret and understand, given that he is omniscient as well as a perfect communicator. Piper’s main ideas were that difficult texts...
by | Aug 22, 2005 | Bible, Books, History, Theology
As an introduction to the History of Islam class that I will be taking this semester, our professor handed out a New York Times article from August 20, 2002 entitled, “Assigned Reading on Koran in Chapel Hill Raises Hackles.” Unfortunately, the New York...
by | Aug 16, 2005 | Books, Preaching, Theology
I have of late been entranced by pastor, preacher, and writer John Piper. I just finished his book, The Pleasures of God, and I have started working my way through his Romans sermons series (I’ve finished about twenty sermons, and we aren’t out of chapter...
by | May 4, 2005 | Bible, Theology
So, I was reading from Numbers 10 about the use of silver trumpets within the nation of Israel. It was interesting, but I was sort of thinking about it as being on par (in terms of importance) with prohibitions against boiling an animal in its mother’s milk or...
by | Nov 9, 2004 | Books, Theology
The Proper Attitude of Man Under Grace: To believe, and to consent to be loved while unworthy, is the great secret. To refuse to make “resolutions” and “vows”; for that is to trust in the flesh. To expect to be blessed, though realizing more...
by | Oct 5, 2004 | Bible, Books
I have been using For the Love of God, Vol. II by D. A. Carson, as well as the first volume for about four years. The reason I have used it so much is because it, more than anything I have found, puts an incredible emphasis on the importance of saturating ourselves in...
by | Sep 21, 2004 | Books, Culture, Theology
This evening I read Ayn Rand’s Anthem. For those of you who are unfortunate not to have ever read any of her works, I highly recommend that you do. This one is particularly good to start with, since it is extremely short (well under 100 pages). Be warned,...