Conflict // Femininity // Holding Hymnals // Empty Tomb

Jason Helopoulos reminds us to keep an eternal perspective in conflict.


Romans Road Media has an excellent article on femininity in CS Lewis' That Hideous Strength.


Tim Challies, on the benefits of hymnals.  I'm old school and disagree with his qualification that we should not go back to hymnals.


Stephen Nichols makes a point I plan to make in my Resurrection Day sermon:
The angels at the empty tomb remind us of the ark and the mercy seat, where propitiation was made.

Leftist Guilt // Close Elections

This is the kind of article that keeps me from going along with the radical two kingdom view these days.  Religious guilt and atonement (whether true or false) drive politics.
"Conservatives are not hated because they are suggesting different policy prescriptions for problems that we all acknowledge that we have. No. We are hated because we are not going along with the religion of guilt by leftist fiat."


Check out the insanely close special congressional election in Pennsylvania...

Sexual Sin in the Church // Billy Graham // Good Prayer Meetings

World Magazine has a thought-provoking article on how to handle sexual sin in the church.
Careful - not suitable for children in the first couple sentences...


Doug Wilson's take on Billy Graham is spot on.  I would only add or clarify that preaching for a decision is not an Arminian thing that Reformed preachers reject, unless they are over-reacting against Arminianism.  "Reformed Christians... should never be afraid to preach Christ and to call and invite sinners to Him, for that is the very means God normally uses to realize His electing grace" (Beeke/Slachter, Encouragement for Today's Pastors," pg. 57).


After leading corporate prayer weekly for years, Kevin DeYoung's advice on prayer meetings is really helpful.