Gospel Prism

Well, this weekend will be a blessed weekend for us. We have Steve Shank from Sovereign Grace, Mark Lauterbach and Rich Richardson each ministering to our church and sharing with us the grace of Sovereign Grace. So far, so good. There were 26 men from the Bay Area at the pastors luncheon [...]

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I’ve been reading David McCullough’s Truman and McCullough quotes Stalin telling this to Churchill in a conversation. For someone like Stalin, it justified him killing so many without even a hint of remorse. Thousands of death didn’t really amount to much. But it also made me think of the recent killings at [...]

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My wife (bless her heart) put together a synopsis of the sermon manuscripts on John Piper’s three part series, “How to Kill Sin.” It has been so beneficial for both of us and our souls. We thank God for Dr. Piper, the spiritual physician.
How to Kill Sin
A Synopsis of John Piper’s Sermon Series
Romans [...]

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It seems Pierced for Our Transgressions (a book I plan on reading) has stirred the NT Wright pot. You can read some very interesting discussion on the dialogue at Justin Taylor’s site. But is there anything more important than understanding why Jesus died on the cross?
The battle is really about penal substitution, was [...]

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It never stops. People always want more…and more…and more, which is a good thing if that more is the glory of Christ. But what if it is not about Christ, but about the self?
In the Bay Area, there is so much wealth that many think that they are not wealthy even though [...]

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Last night, Shua and I listened to three sermons by John Piper back to back to back (almost three hours!). What a blessing it was and what a wonder it did for our souls. We had the choice, should we watch a movie or listen to JP. I’m glad we chose JP [...]

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Well, it looks like the Roman Catholic Church has revised its teaching limbo. It now says that unbaptized babies can now go to heaven. It is always amazing to me how something that becomes doctrine on the basis of a man’s opinion (the Pope) can become absolute truth. And then another man [...]

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I have what I believe to be the typical pastor’s library. Each wall is covered with my books, which when I go to other offices, it seems similar. The one question I usually get from visitor’s when they first step into my office is, “Have you read all of these books?” And [...]

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Gene Edward Veith has a really interesting post on the Korean-American community’s reaction. I’ll quote it here in its entirety and then a comment:
Koreans and Korean-Americans are horrified that the Virginia Tech killer came from their ethnic group and are reacting in a remarkable way:
South Korea’s ambassador to Washington, Lee [...]

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You have to read this story. This is worth your time. So interesting, and watch the video too…
Josh Bell plays his $3.5 million strad violin in a DC Metro station and no one pays attention. When Leonard Slatkin, music director of the National Symphony Orchestra, was asked what would happen if one [...]

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