Monthly Archives: April 2012

Matt Wallace is a personal trainer from Maine.  He’s written an excellent article on over-eating and its spiritual implications.  He calls it, “How the Gospel Overcomes Gluttony”. Here are some highlights: Having worked professionally as a personal trainer for over … Continue reading →

Hurt Locker is a 2008 American war film depicting the adventures of an American bomb disposal team stationed in 2004 Iraq.  Bravo Company is patrolling the stress filled streets of Baghdad. Specialist Eldridge confides in the camp psychiatrist Colonel Cambridge … Continue reading →

No unwelcome tasks become any the less unwelcome by putting them off till tomorrow. It is only when they are behind us and done, that we begin to find that there is a sweetness to be tasted afterwards, and that … Continue reading →

What’s a Christian to think about Women Warriors? James Dao, New York Times, April 24: “The Marine Corps, the most male of the armed services, is taking its first steps toward integrating women into war-fighting units, starting with its infantry … Continue reading →

Mark Dever spoke on False Conversions — The Suicide of the Local Church: Langston Hughes was a popular 20th century American Author who recounted how he was saved, but not really saved: I was saved from sin when I was going … Continue reading →

Dr. John Donne was watching the caretaker digging a grave in the churchyard, when the workman’s shovel accidentally threw up a skull.  The Dr. took the skull in his hands to engage in serious meditation; and on looking at it, … Continue reading →