Spencer DeBlog (Page 112)

One of my historical heroes is J. Gresham Machen. Here are a few sentences from his book Christianity and Liberalism. In the sphere of religion, as in other spheres, the things about which men are agreed are apt to be the things that are least wort…

Do you know your spiritual gifts? One of mine would be exhortation. I have this irrepressible desire to help others see, “This is the way. Walk in it.” Every Sunday sermon should have multiple exhortations in it. We need to be corrected…

I am not a true woman. Happily, I do live with two of them. Amy and Carly are at this conference in Chicago. This guy named Tim is down there live-blogging the events. http://www.challies.com/ Amy and Carly are 2 of the 20 or so ladies from RB…

Ever go to school with someone who aced every exam and broke the curve? The student who is guaranteed magna, maxima, summa everything? At the Seminary I attended, that guy was named Milton. He was so good that, upon graduation, the faculty asked him …

John M., Wayne, Darien, Daniel and I just returned from the Straight Up Conference at Harvest Bible Chapel. Some highlights: Andrew and Norby drove up from Iowa. We had a great time together. RBC ordained Andrew and sent him out as Senior Past…

Screwtape on Stage. This looks like it is going to be really good. Max Mclean is performing a stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ insightful book. Amy and I are going. http://www.fpatheatre.com/ You can check it out at the website. Here is the…

This comes from Don Whitney’s Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life: To use time wisely “because the days are evil” is a curious phrase embedded in the inspired language of the Apostle Paul in Ephesians 5:15-16: “Therefore be careful how you …

This is a brief follow up to the post last week about Kirk Cameron. I wrote about his (unheard-of-and-unique-in-Hollywood) commitment to kiss only his wife. His most recent film did the kissing scene in backlit profile so that his wife could stand in…

Thank you to everyone who helped make our church-wide potluck dinner so wonderful last night. Yes, we had cheesy potatoes. Three or four varieties by my count. Yes, we had carrot sticks. Again, three or four different styles to choose from. So many peo…

“What is with all the streamers? Does the place always look this festive?” These questions were asked by those who stopped by the church office yesterday. The reason for the wild decorations was simple. Someone in our office turned 60 yesterday. This someone is usually the first voice you hear on our phones. To celebrate we had Racine’s famous…