Month: January 2014

  • webinar on doubt

    If you or a friend are struggling with doubt, and who hasn’t?, consider signing up for a free Webinar I’m doing with Radio Bible Class next Wednesday, February 5, from 1:00-2:00 EST. If you aren’t available at that time, you can listen to a later, archived version if you sign up now. The only difference…

  • worldview comparison

    It’s Monday, which means another snow day–time to wonder why it is I live in Michigan and thank God that I didn’t just move to Minneapolis (I’m looking at you, Matt and Andy). I think I understand why John Piper exudes so much passion when he preaches. He’s trying to stay warm. It should also…

  • more or less

    I’ve been scrambling since before Christmas, putting out fires and starting some, so my blogging has been spotty. But today is my birthday, so I thought I’d better say something. I spent the morning at Brian Algie’s ordination council (which he passed easily), and at lunch met a pastor whose church is a few blocks…

  • take the next step

    Here’s my latest for Our Daily Journey. I’ve got a few days if anyone sees something that needs changed. Thanks! Have you felt the crushing weight of despair? A performance review was overwhelmingly negative, or a cancer screen was unexpectedly positive. Your spouse announced he wanted a divorce, and suddenly you were lost and alone.…

  • apologetics roundup

    My J-term apologetics class starts tomorrow, as long as the blizzard stops, and I thought it might be helpful to note a few new books that were published last year. Debating Christian Theism contains parallel chapters from Christians and skeptics on various apologetic issues, such as God’s existence, evil, resurrection, etc. As with any edited…