Christian Jihad
Two Former Muslims Look at the Crusades and Killing in the Name of Christ – Ergun Mehmet Caner, Emir Fethi Caner. Kregel. For those of us in the west, Jihad evokes images of mass slaughter, forced religious conversions and crimes against humanity. This is a controversial book and some will object, but failure to acknowledge
A Bucket of Surprises
An A-Z of the Wittiest and Most Memorable Stories, Proverbs, and Observations – J. John, Mark Stibbe. Kregel. Like its predecessor, A Box of Delights, a book of humor, from two of Britain’s best-loved Christian communicators will prove to be a welcome gift as well as an excellent resource. A wealth of stories and jokes
The Lord’s Timing
When I began trying to teach my son how to hit a baseball this year, onlookers would have thought either I was Nolan Ryan or my son was destined to break the all-time strikeout record. It was the greatest effort in futility I had witnessed in some time. What made such a frustrating moment for
Twenty One Skills of Great Preachers
The one thing most of us would rather do than preach, is hear another great preacher. I mean a “Great” preacher. I’ve learned plenty from hearing the best preachers, especially in a live setting. For most of my life, when sitting under a great preacher, I’ve taken dual sets of notes, including content on one
Everyone Needs a Getaway Place
I just finished reading the U.S. News & World Report article on “Escapes from the White House, a behind-the-scenes history of presidential hideaways.” The article is based on the book From Mount Vernon to Crawford: A History of the Presidents and Their Retreats. Many of our nations Presidents had their own estates as they were
Sanctified by Correction
Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth” (John 17:17). Second Timothy 3:16, 17 tells us that the Word of God is profitable for doctrine (what is right), for reproof (what is not right), for correction (how to get right) and for instruction in righteousness (how to stay right.) The word “profitable” means that