A Promise is Stronger than Blood: The Doctrine of Adoption in Romans 8

There is a crisis with adoption. There is a crisis in that there are more would-be parents desiring children than there are children available. This is so because of abortion. This is so because of unjust laws. Recently the president of Russia declared Continue Reading

“Do You Get the Picture?”—Classic Christmas Films through the Lens of Creation, Fall, and Redemption

The greatest stories are stories that show in some way the drama of Creation, Fall and Redemption.Such stories are great not merely because that is the very drama that we are all experiencing (or may experience, for of the three movements, only redemption Continue Reading

In the Fullness of Time and the Wonder of Christmas (Galatians 4:4)—The First Sunday in Advent

“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law” (Galatians 4:4 ESV). Is there anything more remarkably beautiful than seeing the glistening eyes of a child filled with wonder as she looks upon a Continue Reading

Pairing: The Age of Innocence with Irene Dunne and Ghost of a Chance

          I have thought for some time about the pairing—bundling—of certain pieces of art. It happens when I watch a film, listen to music, or view a painting. Last night we enjoyed an extraordinarily moving film: "The Continue Reading

Neil Postman, Irene Dunne and the Right Use of Entertainment

When the late, great Neil Postman (1931-2003) wrote that we were Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985) he spoke of a generation that we all know too well. Our money, our priorities, our talk, our time and thus our lives, are consumed with a Hollywood Continue Reading

I Remember Mama

This Mother's Day was a wonderful day. I am on some time down, seeking healing from a little condition that we are praying the Lord will heal. In fact, I awoke feeling quite healthy, "like a million dollars," I told my wife. I went out in my pajamas and Continue Reading

Irene Dunne, Entertainment, Neil Postman, and Living

When the late, great Neil Postman (1931-2003) wrote that we were Amusing Ourselves to Death (1985) he spoke of a generation that we all know too well. Our money, our priorities, our talk, our time and thus our lives, are consumed with a Hollywood Continue Reading