What kind of evangelical are you? Or, what do you do for Halloween?

Russel D. Moore provides these funny (and accurate) definitions of the many types of evangelical:
“If John Mark is right that an evangelical is “a fundamentalist who watches The Office,” then I’m written out of the definition since I’ve never seen the show. But, still, I think he’s on to something. Here’s an alternative try.
An evangelical [...]

what have I gotten myself into?!!

Well, as most of you know, I’m now an “official” homeschool mom.

Whoa.
Even though I’m very familiar with homeschooling and know lots and lots (and lots!) of people who do it, I still feel very intimidated by the task and frequently question our decision to homeschool.

And, if you know me at all, you know that [...]

do you have a favorite Bible verse?

James 1: 2-4 have always been favorite verses of mine.  
Also, Lamentations 3: 21-27 are frequently in mind. 
Along with John 10:27-30; those bring continual comfort and rest.
Do you have a favorite passage?  Or, if “favorite” isn’t the right word, how about one that is especially meaningful to you recently?
I found this humorous video about life [...]

an ipod for a Bible: yea or nay?

Tim Challies (with whom I often agree) wrote this article, “Don’t Take Your iPod to Church.”  
I’m having a hard time agreeing with his reasoning.  
He asserts that,
“the method we use to convey information is inseparable from the content of that information. And even more so, every medium carries with it both content but also [...]

what do you dream for your kids?

We all have hopes for our kids.  
Mine are very big and very small at the same time.
I want big things: that they will know God, love God, serve and worship God and His Son Jesus.
And on the smaller side, I want them just to be better than me.  I want them to master the [...]

what should a pro-life Christian think about abortionist George Tiller’s murder?

It’s a sad story.
Late-term abortionist George Tiller was gunned down and killed at his church on Sunday.
It shouldn’t have happened.
But what’s a Christian to think about such an event?  We fight for saving the lives of those George Tiller killed: the unborn.  Now he will kill them no more.  How should we be feeling?  Should [...]

abortion: complex or painstakingly simple?

Our President recently said at his address to the graduating class at Notre Dame,
“Maybe we won’t agree on abortion, but we can still agree that this heart-wrenching decision for any woman is not made casually, it has both moral and spiritual dimensions.  
So let us work together to reduce the number of women seeking abortions, [...]

does your pastor preach?

This past Sunday, Mother’s Day, our pastor gave a poignant intro to his sermon.
In this intro, he explained what he means by “preaching”.  I found it to be very helpful and foundational.  So many post-moderns aren’t used to being preached to.  To be sure, preaching has a very negative association attached to it.  But God [...]

parents, are you moralists or theologians?

Of course the two aren’t mutually exclusive.  
But what’s your bent when you teach your kids what Christianity is all about?  I admit that it’s easier for me to fall into teaching my kids the moralistic part of Christianity as the main point.
Bruce Ware, Professor of Christian Theology at Southern Seminary, has a new book [...]

daily devotions: life-giving or performance-based?

I read a great article by Tim Challies called The Quiet Time Performance.  
Here’s the heart of the article where he quotes Jerry Bridges:
Why is it that we tend to think this way? [meaning that God will bless us for good quiet times and punish us for bad] According to Bridges, we’ve come to believe that [...]