Homeward Bound

Every once in a while you run across a book that makes more than a usual impact on your life. Whether it was the unique season of life you were in when you read it, or simply the superiority of its content when compared with others, this book for some reason left a marked impression on you, an impression you remember to this day. I remember G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy having this long lasting effect on me as did C. S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man and Puritan Richard Sibbes's The Bruised Reed . Not only were they each excellent books, but the unique moment of my life when I read them contributed to their impact. In many ways I was prepared for their teachings at the moment of my reading, and I believe God has used several, often long dead writers, to encourage and strengthen me throughout the last few years. I have recently read a book which I truly hope will have a similar effect on my life. The Sovereignty of God by A. W. Pink is a short book, unlike anything else I ha...

Ravi Zacharias has had a deep impact on my faith. I have listened to his broadcasts off and on for the past decade plus. When news came out several months ago that he was involved in some sort of sexual misconduct, I was shocked. When a more detailed, independent report highlighting the extent of this misconduct, manipulation, predatory behavior came out a few weeks ago--I was even more shocked. How can someone so firmly rooted in knowledge and the truth of God, be living a completely bifurcated double life? How does that happen? Here is an almost 10 minute  video I made on my youtube channel sorting some of this out. It is unscripted and a tad meandering, but I try to talk a little bit about the nature of truth, and call Christians (leaders in particular) to purity. This is a non-negotiable, and no amount of giftedness or dynamism can supplement its lack. It is okay to mourn when our "heroes" turn out not to be what we thought they were. I am not sure yet what I am going to...