I was looking at Isaiah 43:1–2. These are wonderful words of loving promise. However, they are addressed to Jacob (and, by implication, the nation of Israel). My question was, does this apply to me as a 21st Century believer? Quick note: The phrase “Thus saith the Lord” appears in the King James OT over 400 …
Category: Christianity
Dec 18
Tolkien, Lewis, and Underlying Reality
Tolkien asks: What moves you most? What gives your life meaning? Lewis replies: The stories I love. When I’m done with a story I love, it inspires me. I’m ready to be better. They inspire me and move me. They give me meaning in life. Tolkien says: The reason that stories move you is they get in touch …
May 03
Bob Polk Recognized at Doane University
Update: On April 9, 2025, the 10th annual Robert L. Polk Lecture on Race & Social Justice was held. At the end Bob Polk had some very good words remembering his many years being connected to Doane. Watch via Doane’s YouTube page. Reverend Dr. Robert L. Polk became a friend of my parents, while attending …
Dec 21
Three Good Christmas Stories
Here are three short stories that I like–and you might also enjoy. Good to read at Christmas time. The Philanthropist’s Christmas – James Weber Linn. This is a story a bit like A Christmas Carol, with a rich man who is gruff (without the Christmas spirit). However, Mr. Carter is not a total cruel as …
Aug 14
On the Sanctification of Believers by John Owen
John Owen (1616 – 1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader, theologian, and academic administrator at the University of Oxford.
Jun 19
Real fathers don’t kick their sons out.
You think about that by Steve Brown. audio https://www.keylife.org/programs/you-think-about-that/kick-him-out/
May 03
Good poem – “To be of use”
I had a colleague shared a poem with me I’d not seen before. Good one, by Marge Piercy in 1973, “To be of use.” https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57673/to-be-of-use To be of use The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almost out of sight. …
Feb 21
Tim Keller on the Decline and Renewal of the American Church
Tim Keller, who I respect very much, has written an extensive article on the decline of the American church. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/tim-keller-decline-renewal-american-church/ It is, in fact, part of a yet larger work. Fuller article here. I am one who does believe in the virgin birth, life, death, physical resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, the transforming power …
1 John 4:19
http://quoteseverlasting.com/quotations/category/c-s-lewis-2/