A fair-minded and gracious Associated Press article on Matt Chandler's ongoing struggle with brain cancer. This is the first time I've been able to read about the severity of Chandler's Thanksgiving Day seizure and associated brain cancer. Here's an excerpt: Thanksgiving morning, a normal morning at the Chandler home. The coffee brews itself. Matt wakes up, pours himself a cup, black and strong like always, and sits on the couch. He feeds 6-month-old Norah from a bottle. Burps her. Puts her in her bouncy seat. The next thing Chandler knows, he is lying in a hospital bed. What Chandler does … [Read more...] about Matt Chandler: Suffering Well
Archives for January 2010
Future Sovereign Grace Albums
Bob Kauflin gives a glimpse of the albums Sovereign Grace Music hopes to produce: 1. Alli en la Cruz (May 2010) 2. Walking with the Wise (June 2010) 3. The Gathering (Nov. 2010) 4. Risen (Feb. 2011) 5. Jesus is Able (release date TBD) See his post for details. … [Read more...] about Future Sovereign Grace Albums
CBS Stands By Pro-Life Tim Tebow Ad
Several years ago, CBS rejected Superbowl ads from MoveOn.org, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the United Church of Christ, which advocates gay rights. So their decision this year to run a Focus on the Family sponsored ad featuring former Florida Gator football star Tim Tebow and his mother (who was encouraged to abort Tim due to pregnancy complications) has naturally raised a few eyebrows. CBS has acknowledged that it has changed its policy with regard to issue advertisements in the Superbowl. And they've assured all critics that the Tebow commercial has been fully vetted:A … [Read more...] about CBS Stands By Pro-Life Tim Tebow Ad
Suffering & Sovereignty of God Conference
Chris Donato and Keith Mathison have (more or less) live-blogged the recent Ligonier conference on suffering and the sovereignty of God (which ran from Friday - Saturday this past weekend, and featured R.C. Sproul and Derek Thomas). Speaking of Ligonier Conferences, on March 26–27, 2010, Ligonier Ministries will host a West Coast Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. Michael Horton, John MacArthur, Peter Jones, and R.C. Sproul will come together "to examine many of the popular misunderstandings of the gospel in our day and seek to equip evangelicals to stand firm with the good news delivered once … [Read more...] about Suffering & Sovereignty of God Conference
Spare the Spanking, Spoil the Report Card?
Mollie Ziegler Hemingway, writing for the Wall Street Journal, reflects on the results of a new study by Calvin College's Marjorie Gunnoe on the practice of corporal punishment, and various Christian perspectives/traditions on the topic. An excerpt: Compared with those who had never experienced physical discipline, those who endured parental swats between the ages of 2 and 6 were much more likely to report positive academic records and optimism about their future. Even those who received their last spanking between the ages of 7 and 11 reported that they volunteered more, compared with those … [Read more...] about Spare the Spanking, Spoil the Report Card?
By This We Know Love
A beautiful and uplifting song by Judah Groveman (the album is available here): By This We Know Love from Sovereign Grace Ministries on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about By This We Know Love