On this day, 491 years ago, Martin Luther sparked a fire that continues to burn even today – the Reformation. It was the rediscovery of the gospel, Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, Solus Christus, and Soli Deo Gloria. Is that why all those kids in costumes came to our door tonight?
Archive for October, 2008
Happy Reformation Day!
Posted in Miscellaneous on October 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From the “Not Practicing What You Preach” File
Posted in Confession, my life on October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last Sunday, I made a remark in my sermon that came back to bite me.
The gist of it was this: It takes approximately five minutes per day for five days per week to read through the entire New Testament in one year. Would it not be a good idea, said I, to read God’s Word [...]
C.S. Lewis on the Church
Posted in C.S. Lewis, Quotes on October 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Enemy-occupied territory – that is what the world is. Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed in disguise, and is calling us all to take part in a great campaign of sabotage. When you go to church you are really listening in to the secret wireless from our [...]
5 Good Books on Evangelism
Posted in "The Gospel and Personal Evangelism", 5 Good..., Books, evangelism on October 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here are five good books on the subject of evangelism:
Out of the Saltshaker & Into the World by Rebecca Manley Pippert. This was one of the first books I read after becoming a Christian. It still packs a positive punch.
Tell the Truth by Will Metzger. The subtitle sums the message up well: “The whole gospel [...]
Thoughts on Movies from Others
Posted in Movies on October 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t seen any of these movies (yet, in the case of at least one of them), but came across some thoughts about by others. I hope you find them helpful.
Religulous (Bill Maher’s movie) is reviewed by Craig Hazen here.
The Express is reviewed by Ben Witherington here.
Fireproof is reviewed by Plugged In Online here.
Tell me [...]
Moving
Posted in my life on October 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’ve moved! We’re now Oregon residents. It took a while, but we’re here. No more commute from Vancouver to Beaverton and back – priceless!
Thank you to everyone who helped in any way. Things went well and the weather cooperated. God definitely provided for us and we thank Him.
Hopefully, blog posts will be a bit more [...]
5 Good Surveys of the Bible
Posted in 5 Good..., Bible, Books on October 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not hard to get “lost in the forest,” so to speak, when reading and studying the Bible. Surveys are useful because they give us a big-picture, Google Earth-type look at God’s Word. Here are five books I’ve found helpful in that regard (I have all of them in my personal collection) in no particular order:
Ryken’s [...]
