Chris Faris Reviews Twilight: New Moon
My C. S. Lewis post, if you cared, will be up tomorrow. In the mean time, my ever-insightful brother has a great review of the second Twilight movie. Not that I've read or seen any of it, but his plot summary line alone should indicate that the review is worth a read: "The Twiligh

Book Review: IVP's Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy & Worship
I was excited to recieve this new little volume, as the latest addition to IVP's series of pocket dictionaries; the Pocket Dictionary of Liturgy & Worship. My first experience with the Pocket Dictionary of Church History sold me on this series of simple

Cassidy: Amish Vampiress of the Tribulation
There's not usually a point in linking to Challies because so many of you no doubt already him. But I find in myself no power to resist mentioning what might just be the greatest post in that blogger's history.What is this great post, you ask? Well, Tim Challies has crafted the ultimate Christan novel: Cassidy: Amish Vampiress of the Tribulation.If you like making fun of Christian culture even a little bit, I implore

Might As Well Face It, I'm Addicted to David Platt
I first learned about David Platt, like so many, by watching this sermon from the SBC conference, which is absolutely one of the best sermons I've ever seen or heard. No doubt part of what makes it so good is the fact that some 30 year old gives a humble, stirring, and totally biblical wake-up call to the many seasoned pastors who undoubtedly were and are content to "die in their religion", to use his phrase. In any case, if you haven't seen Platt's call to "die in our devotion", you need to take the 40 or so minutes and watch it- especially if you are in ministry.My excitement about that sermon led me to read

What do you mean Muslim extremism is not part of Islam?!
So by now we all know about the tragic course of recent events that occured at Fort Hood in Texas; army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing 12 and wounding 31. In the wake of these awful circumstances, pundits have wrestled with the question of whether or not Hasan