1. I get to love what I love in front of my students.2. I inevitably learn more–even more than those I’m teaching.3. I have a great excuse to buy more books.4. And then, I have a great excuse to read more books.5. I am forced to make real-life conne…
The Ongoing Terror
“The ghouls who run the abortion industry, and their shills in the halls of Congress, kill more Americans every day than bin Laden did in his one major flame-out, and the Navy Seals aren’t coming after them.” Douglas Wilson
He Chose the Nails
The tool of torture becomes a sign of hope,The measure for the love of God.The intersection of eternity and time,Did ere such love and sorrow meet?Or thorns compose such a crown?The Hand that held the hammer was the Hand of God.The Hand that took the n…
Preaching to the Whole Man
Some persons preach only doctrine; that makes people all head, which is a monster. Some preach only experience; that makes the people all heart, which is a monster too. Others preach only practice; that makes people all hands and feet, which is likewis…
What Have I to Fear?
Elisha Hoffman was a faithful 19th century Presbyterian pastor serving congregations in Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois. During his life, he published nearly 2000 hymns and songs–including “Are You Washed in the Blood?” “Down at the Cross,” “Draw Me Clo…
Samuel Johnson’s Dictum
“To be happy at home is the end of all labor.”
Forgetting the Truth
“A lie can only seize the mind of that man who has forgotten the Incarnation.” Andrew Nelson Lytle
Favorite Paul Johnson Books
1. Modern Times2. The Birth of the Modern3. To Hell with Picasso4. Intellectuals5. Art: A New History6. Civil War America7. Churchill8. Jesus9. Humorists10. Heroes11. Creators
Stopping by the Way
William Olney and Joseph Passmore were deacons for many years at London’s Metropolitan Tabernacle during the pastorate of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. They helped to restore the office of the diaconate to its original Biblical basis: serving for the poor….
Gospel Etymology
Just a little while ago a friend asked me to define “the gospel.” He was prepping for a Sunday School class and wanted a good, succinct definition that he could use.Instead of immediately thinking of the best doctrinal formulation, my mind recalled th…
Fiercer Delight and Fiercer Discontent
“For our titanic purposes of faith and revolution, what we need is not the old acceptance of the world as a compromise, but some way in which we can heartily hate and heartily love it. We do not want joy and anger to neutralize each other and produce a…
Reagan at 100: Favorite Books
1. Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation, by Ronald Reagan: While nearly everyone else seems to be focusing on books about Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth, I am much more interested in books by Ronald Reagan. And though there …