When the esteemed Senate Majority Leader of the Senate, Henry Cabot Lodge, addressed his colleagues on this day in 1919, the nation was already in the midst of a “Great Debate” over its future foreign policy. What was then called the Great War–wh…
New Sermon Series: Genesis 1-11
Four decades ago Francis Schaeffer wrote, “The battle for a Christian understanding of the world is being waged on several fronts. Not the least of these is Biblical study in general, and especially the question of how the opening chapters of the Bibl…
Resting and Recovering in Vienna
Exhausted from his Herculean labors as a journalist, educator, statesman, theologian, pastor, and social reformer, Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) came to visit Vienna shortly after his first term in the Dutch parliament had come to an end on this day in 18…
My Favorite Street Foods
1. Bratwurst in Leipzig2. Frites in Antwerp3. Coffee in Bogota4. Falafel in Jerusalem5. Pain au Raisin in Paris6. Lamb Kebab in Amman7. Satay in Jakarta8. Wienwurst in Vienna9. Nathan’s Coney in Brooklyn10. Stroopwafel in Amsterdam11. Haggis in Edinburgh
The Wisdom of John R.W. Stott
“Every Christian should be both conservative and radical; conservative in preserving the faith and radical in applying it.””Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us.””Good conduct arises o…
Essential John Stott Books
1. Your Mind Matters2. Basic Christianity3. Christian Counterculturalism4. The Cross of Christ5. The Living Church6. The Message of Romans7. Standing Firm in Truth8. I Believe in Preaching9. Culture and the Bible10. Christian Mission in the Modern Worl…
King, Judge, and Lawgiver
“There is to come a day when men shall be judged–judged after a better fashion than you or I can judge. How dare we, then, travesty God’s great assize by ourselves mounting the throne and pretending to rehearse the solemn transactions of that tremendo…
Summer Reading, So Far
1. “The Greater Journey,” David McCollough2. “The Righteous Shall Live by Faith: Romans,” R.C. Sproul3. “Magic,” G.K. Chesterton4. “The Mighty Weakness of John Knox,” Douglas Bond5. “Portrait of a Spy,” Daniel Silva5. “Poke the Bo…
Cameron the Covenanter
On this day in 1680 a company of English dragoons surprised and surrounded a Scottish preacher and a small band of armed men. Deciding to fight to the death, their leader, Richard Cameron, prayed “Lord, spare the green and take the ripe.” The skirmish …
Basil of Caesarea
My article on the life and ministry of Basil of Caesarea has now been translated into Russian for the leading pro-life website for Russia and Eastern Europe.
Strange Nexus
The strange nexus of modernist architecture, political correctness, and the culture of death is in evidence in the EU’s brash new monument to nonsense.
Romans 12:21
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Why I Go to ACCS Every Year
1. Encouragement, encouragement, encouragement.2. Book buying extravaganza.3. Catching up with dear friends from all over the world.4. Book buying extravaganza.5. Practical help for teaching better, smarter, and more enjoyably.6. Book buying extravagan…
The Morning Center
The Morning Center from Samaritan Ministries on Vimeo.