In God, Marriage, and Family, New Testament scholar Andreas J. Kostenberger (with David W. Jones) has provided the church with a superb resource to help Christians understand and navigate the difficult issues of family, marriage, and sexuality. Though the breadth of the subject is vast, Kostenberger’s treatment is helpfully succinct (288 pages). He not only…
Technology has flooded our homes like a tsunami. We’re awash in devices and screens of all kinds, with their near-hypnotic power to capture and monopolize our attention. And what’s more, just as victims of a real tsunami are helpless to restrain the surging waters, so parents may feel the digital deluge is an overwhelming force…
Good afternoon! As I type today’s date into the heading of this post I realize how quickly the summer is passing by. Alaska summers are short to begin with, but it seems this summer barely started and now it’s almost over. The cooler days, the darkening evenings, and the yellowing leaves all signal the coming…
Sunday worship At the morning service I preached from John 1:1-5 on the coming of Christ as the entrance of light into our dark world. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (v.5). What, exactly, is the darkness of our world out of which the light of Christ shines?…
I’m still trying to figure out the best way to use this blog on our church’s website. I hope to post articles from time to time as I’ve done in the past. But I also would like to include other content, specifically information that may be helpful both to church members and to those just…
Even with the media overhype, the doping scandals, and the opening ceremonies’ Tower of Babylon-esque aspirations of world unity through sport, the Olympics still have a certain appeal. For a couple of weeks every two years, the playing field of sports is leveled. A NBA star may rake in millions a year, but his gold medal is no better than…
