With a nod to St. Paul (Romans 7:15), we can divide our sins into four categories: bad acts and bad thoughts, and failure to do good acts and failure to think good thoughts. Regarding that last category, Jesus told us that the two great commandments are to love God and to love our neighbors as … [Read more…]
The Fellowship for Performing Arts is a favorite organization of mine, and you can read about here. Recently it sponsored a four-part seminar on evangelism — that is, how to evangelize — by Wheaton College professor Jerry Root. I watched it all and enjoyed it very much, and you too can view the four sessions … [Read more…]
C.S. Lewis wrote, “It is a good rule, after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.” And if you’re looking for an old book, I just finished reading two that I’m happy to recommend. I hasten to add that neither of them would … [Read more…]
From the archives, here’s the first installment of “The Bachelor” series: It seems that the original bachelor had an unfortunate backstory, becoming separated from his first wife after he got drunk and tried to humiliate her. To replace the unfortunate woman, the show conducted a search that was nationwide — indeed, known-world-wide. An incredible number … [Read more…]