Monthly Archives: March 2008

Put Fears to Rest

What do you look for when shop­ping for a bed? Size? Com­fort? Cost? How about pro­tec­tion from bio-chemical attack? Bul­let­proof plat­ing? Intruder prox­im­ity detec­tor? For “the safest rest ever,” try the Quan­tum Sleeper:  (I don’t think this is a ship­ping prod­uct.) I don’t mean to make light of people’s fears, but I am amazed at […]

Am I Happy?”

For this past weekend’s Easter ser­vice, I was thrilled that Acts of Wor­ship put together a drama. For those not present, it was an encounter between “Justin” and “Michelle”  —  two con­trast­ing char­ac­ters bear­ing a slight resem­blance to the sis­ters Martha and Mary (Lk 10:38  –  41) except with a few twists to increase both the ambi­gu­ity and challenge. […]

For Parents of a Prodigal Child

For par­ents of chil­dren who walk away from Christ, John Piper’s son Abra­ham Piper tells his story and gives sage advice. One sug­ges­tion: “E-mail them. When you read some­thing in the Bible that encour­ages you and helps you love Jesus more, write it up in a cou­ple of lines and send it to your child. […]

Elements of Spiritual Revival

Have you ever been in a spir­i­tual revival? The word “revival” comes bur­dened with great expec­ta­tions and unclear notions of what it actu­ally is. J.I. Packer writes: “I have wit­nessed remark­able evan­gel­i­cal advances, not only aca­d­e­mic but also pas­toral, with churches grow­ing spec­tac­u­larly through the gospel on both sides of the Atlantic and believ­ers maturing […]