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This is a reminder that I’m on vacation this week, which means I’m posting only A La Carte articles. Enjoy today’s links! The Age That Women Have Babies: How a Gap Divides America “Becoming a mother used to be seen as a unifying milestone for women in the United States. But a new analysis of four decades of births shows that the age that women become mothers varies significantly by geography and education. The result is that children are born …
If all goes well, I should be somewhere between Germany and France right around the time this post goes live. I’ll be starting my EPIC: Switzerland journey in Southern France, then driving to Geneva tomorrow. I’m excited to get it all underway! What Can We Learn from the Jordan Peterson Phenomenon? I know, I know, I need to stop posting stuff about Peterson. But this analysis is really good. “He speaks, not just as an academic, not just as a …
This week the blog is sponsored by the Reformation Worship Conference, Oct. 18-20, 2018. If God has an opinion on any subject, wouldn’t his children wish to ask what that is? And is there any reason to exclude worship from the range of his opinions? There is a yearly gathering that discusses and facilitates biblical answers to that quest. The annual Reformation Worship Conference will once again be hosted by Midway Presbyterian Church in suburban Atlanta, Oct. 18-20, 2018. This …
Today’s Kindle deals include a handful of titles you will probably want to take a look at. (Yesterday on the blog: An Update, a Journey, and a Vacation) How (What) to Pray for Your Grandchildren “Just a few years ago I remember praying that my husband and I would be grandparents one day. Within five years of that prayer we were blessed with five children that would call us grandpa and grandma. Each child is a unique and special gift …
I have just returned home from Louisville, Kentucky after dropping off my son for his freshman year at Boyce College. He is our eldest child, so the first to head to college. I’m sure someone tried to tell us just how hard it would be to drive away and leave him there, but wow, we still weren’t expecting that. We are confident he’s in a great school and that Boyce is an ideal environment for him. The students, staff, and …
Today’s Kindle deals include a few books old and new. There are a few specials at Westminster Books that may be of some interest to you. (Yesterday on the blog: The Difference Between Lament and Grumbling) (Some) Theology Matters “I sat there with tears in my eyes looking at the handsome wooden box wherein the remains of my friend lay—after a rapid and sudden decline—a Christian brother so universally beloved the church building was bursting its capacity, the fire was rekindled. …
In the Bible we see both grumbing and lamenting. It seems that one is permitted by God and one is not. So what is the difference? Transcript Today I want to take on a question I got from somebody who’s watched some of these videos. Sent through a question I thought was quite interesting. It was essentially about the difference between lament and grumbling. So let me read the question. What is the difference between the complaining or murmuring we’re …
Yesterday my family made the long drive from Toronto to Louisville, and today we will get my son settled at Boyce College (which, of course, is at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary). We dread saying goodbye to him, but couldn’t be happier for the opportunity he has here. Take good care of him, Louisville! (Yesterday on the blog: Sex on the Silver Screen: Reader Follow-up) How the Shared Family Computer Protected us From our Worst Selves This is a fascinating one. …
I recently wrote another entry in my ongoing series Sex on the Silver Screen (this one titled A Scenario to Consider). I laid out a scenario, asked some questions, and invited readers to submit a Letter to the Editor as a means of fostering dialog about the topic. As promised, here are some of the representative responses I received. To answer your questions about how I would feel if my spouse participated in a sex scene: I would feel very strange, if not …
Today’s Kindle deals include just one single, solitary book. (Yesterday on the blog: Twenty Years Ago Today) “That’s Us Someday,” I Told Him. I enjoyed this one. “Clear and sharp, a remembrance of once-upon-a-time played inside my mind. A day long ago I reached for my husband’s attention, my hand brushing his, while three little girls giggled and wiggled around our legs clamoring for our attention. We were in an amusement park, and our girls were in orbits of excitement when …
Twenty years ago Aileen and I each woke up in our parents’ homes. Twenty years ago I walked into St. John’s Anglican Church through the side door while, a few minutes later, she walked in through the main doors. Twenty years ago we looked into each other’s eyes and said our “I do’s.” Twenty years ago we strolled over to Ancaster’s Old Town Hall and spent a few hours celebrating with our families and closest friends. Twenty years ago we …
Today’s Kindle deals include some high-quality books. If you haven’t read Nancy Pearcey’s Finding Truth, now’s the time! (Yesterday on the blog: The Beauty (and History) of Scotland) Hybels Heir Quits Willow as New Accusations Arise There continues to be disturbing news coming from Willow Creek Church (founded by Bill Hybels). And this time it comes from the mainstream media. (In this article Stephen McAlpine makes a few comments.) A Guide to the Evangelical Celebrities and Pastors Dominating Hollywood This is …
My EPIC church history journey continues to take me around the world. Most recently I traveled through Scotland to research its history and admire its beauty. Here’s a brief overview of some of what I found and experienced. My thanks goes to Zondervan for sponsoring the video to draw your attention to the definitive third edition of Nabeel Qureshi’s Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. You can learn all about it here. Transcript Tim: This video is made with thanks to our …
Today’s Kindle deals include a few titles you might like to check out. I particularly recommend Christ From Beginning To End. In November I will be speaking at a conference in The Philippines. If that’s of interest to you, all the information is right here. I’d love to meet you there! (Yesterday on the blog: War and Worship) She Posed for a Free Photo Shoot, Now Her Face is Showing Up Everywhere Here’s a cautionary tale we would do well to …
Today’s post is adapted from Apologetics at the Cross, a new book, and course from Joshua D. Chatraw and Mark D. Allen. It is sponsored by Zondervan Academic. Apologetics, in its most basic form, offers an appeal and defense for the Christian faith. In other words, apologetics, through word and deed, answers both why a person can believe (defense) and why a person should believe (appeal). The goal of apologetics is to clear away the debris of doubt and skepticism to make a path …
This is my year of museums—of so many museums. If all goes according to plan, between January and December I will visit museums on every continent and in at least 15 different countries. In many of those places I will visit more than one. I’ve already been to so many that they are beginning to blur together in my memory and I’m having to dig out photos to distinguish them. But this remains clear: in almost every museum in almost …
I did not track down any new and notable Kindle deals, so will try again for tomorrow. But it’s a holiday today here in Ontario (see the first link below) so I probably won’t try too hard… (Yesterday on the blog: Oft in Sorrow, Oft in Woe) Simcoe Day and the Fight for Human Rights About that holiday… “Secular Canadians possess a natural suspicion towards persons of the Christian faith who serve in public office. The fear is that the Christian will …
A little while ago I encountered the poetry of Henry Kirke White. Though he lived only a short life, he created some remarkably mature work like “Sonnet To My Mother.” Another tremendous work of his is “Oft in Sorrow, Oft in Woe.” Though it has been recorded as a hymn, I prefer it as a poem. Read it and be encouraged by it! Oft in sorrow, oft in woe, Onward, Christian, onward go: Fight the fight, maintain the strife Strengthened …
I wrote this short, fast-paced, practical guide to productivity to share what I have learned about getting things done in today’s digital world. It will help you learn to structure your life to do the most good to the glory of God. Read More
