Cardiphonia, or “Utterance of the Heart” This collection of letters from slave-trader-turned-pastor/priest John Newton is a wonderful look into the pastoral heart of this 18th century believer. I have yet to dive in and read the whole thing, but this excerpt from a series of correspondence to a woman in 1775 shows Newton’s belief in […]
It’s a white as snow kinda love Redemption red kinda grace Love of the Father, kind, kind Jesus Calling out my name He said, do not be afraid Don’t give your song away Weeping lasts a moment but Joy is here to stay, it’s here to stay I lift my eyes up to the Heavens And open wide to […]
As I mentioned several weeks ago, I’m revisiting Tim Keller’s ‘Songs of Jesus’ as a source for my morning devotions in 2021. For the past week, I’ve been reflecting on Psalm numbers in the mid-30s, and I’ve had one of those rare (for me, anyway) moments of confluence, of understanding, of “Oh wow, I think […]
Back in 2012, singer-songwriter Kate York released a little-known Christian-themed EP called ‘New’, which I believe was available only via iTunes. I even made an exception to my policy of not buying music from Apple’s proprietary, walled garden ecosytem in order to get it. This is my favorite track from that EP.
Sometimes glimmers of reality break through the fog. This wry comment from Ben Sixsmith exposes the untethered insanity of our current cultural moment as well as anything I’ve seen of late…
Professor & author Alan Jacobs recently made the decision to do something I’ve considered multiple times before: stop doing business with Amazon. Jacobs, a professor at Baylor and formerly at Wheaton College, has been on my radar since the mid-90’s through his appearances on the Mars Hill Audio Journal. He’s a thoughtful writer who examines […]
I somewhat recently discovered Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981), a Welsh physician-turned-preacher. For nearly 30 years he was the pastor of Westminster Chapel in London. In this clip from December 1970, Lloyd-Jones is sharp, clear-eyed, gracious, and unapologetic about (small-“o”) orthodox Christian belief.
The images and footage of the rioters who stormed the capital this past week were incontrovertible evidence that politics, including loyalties to political figures and unquestioning belief in conspiracy theories, is a full-on religion for people on the political right as well as the political left. Human beings are wired to believe in something […]