On October fifth, 1703, a little boy was born on the Colonial frontier in East Windsor, Connecticut. Three centuries later in 2003, eight events…
Knowing the Invisible, Inaudible, Untouchable God: Between the Garden, Galilee, & Glory
Faith / Ordinary Life / Spirituality
Have you seen the advertisement which promises you a personal relationship with a car? This luxury machine, you are told, will anticipate your every…
Marriage: Is There a Place Between Cynicism and Idolatry?
Family / Ordinary Life / Scripture / Spirituality
Marriage is universal. As Christians, we know why. Genesis tells us that God created it at the very beginning of his creation of humanity.…
Taking Doubt Seriously
For a long time now I’ve wondered why so many people rise early each Sunday morning to trek to churches where they will be…
The Process of Conversion
The First Stage: Energy I always say that I became a Christian on September 13, 1981, at the end of my first week as…
Longing To Know
Faith / Pluralistic World / Spirituality
More people these days talk a lot about stories, when you might be expecting them to talk about truth. At a Borders gathering earlier…
Christianity, Tolerance and Pearl Harbor
A few years ago Elizabeth Kristol did a brilliant little piece on tolerance in a pluralistic society. It was a disarming critique of the…
Homosexuality: Speaking the Truth in Love
Community / Creation / Family / Hospitality / Pluralistic World / Spirituality
There are few issues that have generated more political heat and extreme rhetoric, more anger and hatred, confusion and pain, than the issue of…
Gender & Faith: A Biblical Perspective on Women’s Roles in the Church
Community / Faith / Spirituality
Tapes Reviewed Gender and Faith: A Biblical Perspective on Women’s Roles in the Church. A set of seven audio tapes available from Covenant Seminary…
The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions (Arthur Bennett, 1975)
Books Reviewed The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions edited by Arthur Bennett (Carlisle, PA: The Banner of Truth Trust;…