Pain and suffering require good theology because often, during intense pain of any kind, the whole question of how God’s sovereignty and goodness relate becomes intensely personal. Often Psalm 92:15—The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him—becomes a very difficult confession. Is God really good? Sometimes it’s an […]
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Review: Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
We all have a lot of decisions to make and, according to DeYoung, our evangelical culture does not promote wise decision-making. Part of the problem is that we have so many choices to make, but much of the time we are swayed by incorrect theology. This dramatically reduces our effectiveness, both in our personal life […]
Review: Mere Motherhood by Cindy Rollins
I wrote and scheduled this review a while ago. Since then another one of my children has moved out. Growing up and becoming independent are good and necessary things, but even under the most ideal circumstances they cause turmoil for us mothers. And when are circumstances ever ideal in this broken world? So I reread […]
Resources for Luther and the Reformation
As I paged through piles of books while preparing this article, I was reminded that there is one resource each of the reformers would have placed at the top of a Reformation resource list, the Bible. All treasured it, all based their lives on it, and some died for it. Obviously, you cannot truly understand […]
Review: All Saints by Spurlock and Windle
When we think about church history, our minds often go back to Reformation times in Europe but, of course, God works throughout the whole world and all time. All Saints presents the harrowing recent history of persecuted Karen Christians in Myanmar (formerly Burma), as well as the miraculous story of a dying American congregation, All Saints, […]