Doug Wilson rightly observes the idiocy of atheistic anger in this quip from “Letters from a Christian Citizen”:
“You want to rage, but there is no object for your anger. There is no wall to punch. Because above you and them is only sky. You want to rail against God, but He is not there. But that [...]
As the validity of charismatic gifts have received recent attention in the blogosphere, due in large part to Doug Wilson and Mark Dricoll’s discussion, and Michael Horton’s thoughts, and more; I thought it worth posting some comments from Vincent Cheung, a Reformed scholar [...]
John Piper on the Particular Benefits Extended to Children of Believers…My Thoughts on Baptist and Reformed Perspectives on Children and Relation to Covenant
Here is an extended quote from John Piper from the following article, “What Did Christ Purchase for Your Children with His Blood?”:
But did the blood of Christ purchase no privileges for the children of believers? Did the blood of Christ not unite families across generations? What about
Book Review of Douglas Wilson’s “Reforming Marriage”
There are too many books on marriage – which attests to the mysterious nature of marriage and the perpetual need to improve it. The best thoughts of the thousands of folks who have embarked on marriage books only seem to add to an ever-growing list of things to do to improve one’s marriage, while [...]
I love gleaning wisdom from ministers more seasoned and wiser than I; so whenever one offers a checklist of what makes a minister effective, I listen up. Doug Wilson offers 10 things I think are worth repeating here:
1. You are a minister of Christ, for the people. You are not [...]
“One of the consequences of our culture’s slide away from the true faith has been a marked rise in Christians making their peace with various forms of uncleanliness — in food prep, in personal hygiene, with tattoos, in dumping litter, in sexual practices, or how they keep their living rooms and yards. [...]
Humanistic Conservatism
Doug Wilson, reflecting on Glenn Beck’s novel The Overton Window and Beck’s view of humanity:
Our problem is humanism, and we cannot effectively counter radical leftist humanism with apparently milder right wing forms of it. The humanist believes that mankind is basically good and, going back to Socrates, the explanation for [...]
I have long wondered why Fox News would feature half-clothed women on their website EVERYDAY!!! Some of their female guests also show quite a bit of cleavage. As I write this, there are two pics of breasts featured by a Russian model and Meghan Fox. I couldn’t believe that this would be [...]
Doug Wilson is blogging his way through Peter Hitchens’ The Rage Against God. He opens his sixth installment:
Peter Hitchens’ next chapter was profound and moving. Entitled “Britain’s Pseudo-Religion and the Cult of Winston Churchill,” he makes the brave move of identifying the carnage of the two great wars of the [...]
How Do the Church and Kingdom Triumph on Earth
In my last post, I referred to Wilson’s postmillennial view of the Church/Kingdom relationship. His post explains how he believes the Kingdom of God will come on earth: through the gradual working of the Spirit (leaven is an analogy that he often uses, referring to Jesus’ parable). [...]
Church and Kingdom
Kevin DeYoung has noted before that people talk a lot about the Kingdom of God, but don’t always have a fully biblical view of this issue. Last week, he posted some thoughts on this issue, cautioning people who want to bring the kingdom to earth. DeYoung argues instead that the kingdom [...]
One of the hard things to sort out in the Christian life is how one should respond to need. At what point does giving to someone actually do harm? At the one extreme, you can take Matthew 5:42 ["Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow [...]
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- "Baseball and Faith" – Steve Cornell
- Alan Burrow (Pastor of The King's Congregation in Meridian, ID) – "Faith Working"
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- Blazing Hope Youth Family Ranch
- Dr. Sam Storms – "Enjoying God Ministries"
- Joe Lamay – Pastor of Sovereign Grace Fellowship (South Bay, CA) and fellow El Segundo Baseball Alum
- Joel Wilhelm – "A Living Text"
- Jonathan Griffiths (Pastor at Cornerstone Church in Nampa, ID) – "Reflective Musings"
- Michael Mulconery (Elder at Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Nampa, ID) – SGF Sunday School
- My Wife's Blog – "Beloved Stranger"
- P. Andrew Sandlin (Pastor of Church of the King in Santa Cruz, CA)
- Pastor Nick Smith's Blog – "Sylvan Manor"
- Scott Kistler – "Tempora Christiana"
- William Farley (Pastor of Grace Christian Fellowship in Spokane, WA) – "The Raven"

