Serving Bread

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee; How great Thou art, how great Thou art! Then sings my soul, My Savior God, to Thee: How great Thou art, how great Thou art! – Carl Boberg, hymn popularized by George Beverly Shea God is great. Muslims have that phrase at the core of their [...]

Before you are too quick to wonder the cuteness of this one, remember that this little one has a few things working against him or her—like not all of his or her organs are developed yet.   Rhoda went in to her two month check-up and all is well so far. The baby is due [...]

In Part III of this series, I looked at pull and push factors that cause people to migrate. In this post, I will specifically look at the pull factors. Over the years, I have learned that in nearly every situation, it is wise to first look at my contribution in conflict rather than lay the [...]

I caught most of the Democrat’s YouTube/CNN Debate. I thought the format was engaging and creative. People all across America submitted questions via YouTube to the candidates. What a great way of combining new media with old media! It’s hard to say if anyone came across as a clear winner. There were too many candidates [...]

A few years ago I attended a weekend conference on preaching. There were a few of us who were new to the ministry and the weekend served to teach us how to draft sermons. The teacher for the weekend was a professor at a local seminary. One of the things that  stuck with me was [...]

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A few months ago, I heard Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tell a reporter that it is inappropriate for a politician to wear his or her religion on his or her sleeve. According to Reid, religion is a personal matter between the person and God. I presume Reid is reacting to the marriage between conservative [...]

I just read an article over at Desiring God (John Piper’s online presence) regarding this very question. Though the article is not exhaustive nor necessarily authoritative on the issue, Piper draws a fair (and Biblical) argument on why Israel as we know her today cannot claim that the land divinely belongs to her. Piper writes, [...]

Here are some highlights from the annual World Wealth Report by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini: 9.5 million people worldwide were millionaires in 2006 (an increase of 8.3% over 2005). The world’s millionaires are worth a combined $37.2 trillion (that’s almost $4 million per person). Their total charitable giving was $258 billion, which is a 0.69% [...]

I just finished reading Faithful Witness: The life and mission of William Carey. Like many other Christian biographies I have read, it inspired me (I will reflect on lessons in a future post). What disturbed me though is the breakdown of his first marriage (he was married three times) and his relationships with his other [...]