Brit Hume Browse Worthy: Is the Tide Turning on Planned Parenthood? July 30, 2015 When the first of the videos exposing Planned Parenthood came out, I stated [http://gentlereformation.com/2015/07/16/browse-worthy-planned-parenthood/] that the mainstream media was not giving this issue much
Is She In Heaven? July 29, 2015 How do you answer that question? How do you answer it when it is being asked by the deaf mother of a 26 year-old woman who has fallen 15 stories to her
My New Friend July 27, 2015 When we are seen together in the evening service, often one of us is asked a question. "Barry, how did you meet Thomas?" or "How do you know Pastor York,
Blackhawks He’s Invested Too Much July 23, 2015 Last month the Chicago Blackhawks won their sixth Stanley Cup Championship as a professional ice hockey franchise. More impressively, this is their third title in the last six years. Given the team’s
Where Does the Journey End? July 22, 2015 In April, when Indiana Governor Mike Pence and legislators called for a “fix” to the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act to exempt discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity,
abortion A Modest Proposal: We Are the Satire July 21, 2015 "I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome
Me Monster Beware the Me Monster! July 21, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yQGfxC1QI0 We all know a few Me Monsters. And if we’re honest, we’ll do just about anything to avoid getting caught by one at Wal-
Emily Post Textiquette for Teenagers July 20, 2015 My children will tell you that I'm a bit of an old fuddy-duddy when it comes to cell phones and texting. For a _long _time, I refused to get texting
Augustine Augustine on Using Another Preacher's Material July 17, 2015 In the Digital Age, with so many other men's work available at SermonAudio, blogs, ministry websites, etc., every preacher wrestles with using another man's material. Augustine, in his fourth
No Nest on 73rd Street July 16, 2015 The release of video footage [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjxwVuozMnU] of Dr. Deborah Nucatola speaking of harvesting and selling body parts of aborted babies is horrendous. Yet, the yawn in response
George Herbert Love (III) by George Herbert July 16, 2015 In posting about the darkness of our age earlier this morning, I thought I would share the poem below. In a class I am in being taught by Dr. Dennis Johnson, he read
abortion Browse Worthy: Planned Parenthood July 16, 2015 Though being mainly ignored by the mainstream media, the video capturing a Planned Parenthood executive talking about selling body parts of aborted babies is all over social media. What makes this sickening tape
Christian mind Thoughtful Thinkers July 15, 2015 > Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise,
A Little Bit of Everything July 14, 2015 • Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist, John Lennox, recently gave an encouraging and enjoyable talk [http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Episodes/Unbelievable-John-Lennox-Premier-Lecture-Going-Against-the-Flow] on Daniel.
Two Dates My Epitaph July 13, 2015 Corrupted from the womb, Consigned to damning tomb - Two dates my epitaph. Soon chiseled upon stone, Story of my life. _Yet He came forth!_ _First a babe __From virgin womb,_ _Then a man_
Ecclesiastes Solomon's Three Stages of Adulthood July 09, 2015 Of the five books of wisdom in the Old Testament, three of them commonly have their authorship attributed to Solomon. Interestingly, we might roughly divide adulthood into stages that each of these books
Gay Marriage Lament July 08, 2015 No one likes to be sad. Mourning and weeping and wailing are quite out of line in our modern pursuit of happiness. But the Bible knows better and so should we. There are
Reply to Matthew Vines' 40 questions Rainbow Colored Questions With Replies July 07, 2015 You may have noticed a recent article [http://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2015/07/01/40-questions-for-christians-now-waving-rainbow-flags/] by Kevin DeYoung. It was entitled, “40 Questions for
Daddy Daddy Notes July 06, 2015 Recently I stumbled upon some unread notes from my youngest daughter written to me quite some time ago. In discovering them, my heart was touched by how much our children need our small
A Fresh Approach to Political Involvement July 04, 2015 It is Independence Day in these United States. Many are questioning the way forward in light of recent political upheaval. The following is a guest post by Matthew Barnes charting at least one
A Disciple of Mary? July 03, 2015 I have often said that July is the best time to work through Jesus's birth narratives. July is far enough away from December 25 that the emotional trappings of the day
euthenasia A Lament for Sally (and the rest of us) July 02, 2015 There is a difference between freedom and autonomy (literally, self-law). Freedom allows flourishing within a defined context conducive to life. To bloom bright and beautiful, flowers are “constrained” by their need for
Rainbow Theology July 01, 2015 Rainbows seem to be popping up everywhere in our area. Some have been resulted from storms that have produced record June rainfall and flooding in Midwestern communities. Others have been displayed in celebrations
The world and its ways are winning June 30, 2015 We are living at a time when the world and it's ways are winning in western civilization. On the face of it, It simply cannot be argued against. No matter which
homosexuality Homosexuality: A Losing Battle? June 29, 2015 **Guest Blogger: Michael LeFebvre ** Dr. LeFebvre is the pastor of Christ Church on the west side on Indianapolis, IN, and editor of The Gospel and Sexual Orientation [http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Orientation-
