I have been deeply burdened for the Christians, pastors, and missionaries who remain in Afghanistan. I have asked for the Lord’s help in how to pray, and today Psalm 68 helped to guide my prayer. I am learning that it is not enough to be moved emotionally in these moments. Nor is it enough to […]
“Our God is coming; He will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes Him, and a storm rages around Him. On high, He summons heaven and earth in order to judge His people…” Psalm 50:3-4 The following two headlines caught my attention today: “How Bad is the Bootleg Fire? It’s Now Generating Its Own Weather.” “Egypt […]
Post-Covid apocalypse. What is revealed by the lack of people returning to church is a misunderstanding of the role of community and preaching. A Protestant Apocalypse? / Carl R. Trueman
We are inundated with news…much of it bad. It is easy to take news for granted, but a little reflection on the nature of news and its profitable place in our lives is good. Author and culture commentator Andy Crouch offers the compelling argument that what we need is less news, not more. He then provides practical guidelines to discern […]