John Piper, preaching pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, MN, announced his upcoming sabbatical from all public commitments and explains why: “Noël [John’s wife] and I are rock solid in our commitment to each other, and there is no whiff of unfaithfulness on either side. But, as I told the elders, “rock solid” is …
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Technology tells us we can’t sing
ChristianWeek columnist Michael Krahn writes a perceptive column and points out the rising trend in people who say they cannot sing. An excerpt: “I see a parallel between the lack of confidence in singing and the world of visual images in tabloid and fashion magazines. Photoshopped images create unrealistic body expectations. In the modern era …
Who caused Jesus’s death?
Our pastor preached this on Sunday. In the book of Acts 2:22-23, the apostle Peter explains that both God and man were responsible for Jesus’s death on the cross. That’s God’s sovereignty, juxtaposed with human freedom. It just blows your mind, and in a good way. “Now when they heard this they were cut to …
Honeymoon: favourite places
It’s been a month since we returned from our honeymoon in the South Island, and people have frequently asked us how it went. By now much of it is jumbled in our heads, but we’d like to share some of the enduring memories. Incidentally, if we were an Old Testament-era Jewish couple, you might not …
Introduction
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.” – Eccl 4:9 Welcome to the newest blog on the block – at least for the next 4.26 seconds. Given that Technorati.com is quoted to have indexed over 133 million blogs since 1992, by the time I’ve finished this paragraph there’s …