Author Archives: savedbygrace1976

Pope Francis I has been chosen by the Cardinals as the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Albert Mohler has provided an outstanding digested analysis of the event in today’s podcast  of THE BRIEFING.  He not only provides historical … Continue reading →

One evening my Iowa brother-in-law, Mark, loaded up our sons into his SUV, along with his German short hair hunting dog.  Off we drove to the fields for some pheasant hunting.  To make it a time of guaranteed fun, he … Continue reading →

We knew it was coming.  Tim Tebow is now being bullied by the media into conforming to our politically correct culture.  They’re dictating that it’s unacceptable for Tim to associate with a Dallas pastor who believes homosexuality is sinful.  And … Continue reading →

Daniel Montgomery and Mike Cosper describe an “aha moment” in their ministry: At Sojourn, we gather large on Sundays and small in community groups and in homes throughout the week. One of our community group coaches went to visit a … Continue reading →

The U.S. Military is lifting its ban on women serving in combat.  This is one of the biggest policy changes in Defense Department history. Wise or foolish? Here is a summary analysis excerpted from my book Womanly Dominion: More than … Continue reading →

For almost 20 years I’ve pastored Harbor Church in Holland, Michigan.  Grand Rapids, my home-town, is a suburb of Holland 🙂 Two years ago, Holland was ranked as the 2nd Happiest City in the US by a Gallup survey. http://abcnews.go.com/WN/michigan-town-happiest-places-america/story?id=9865005 … Continue reading →

Twenty five years ago, did you ever think homosexuality would be normalized?  “No way!”, you thought. Way. Read this: The Normalization of Pedophilia by Timothy Whitman: “NAMBLA [North American Man-Boy Love Association] members must be grinning ear-to-ear…” Wesley J. Smith of … Continue reading →

John Piper tells how he was 31 years old and a teacher at Bethel College in St. Paul when he entered the chapel service.  The Old Testament professor Art Lewis began the service by reciting from memory, and with insightful … Continue reading →

To leap from day to day like a mad hunter scouring the fields, is an omen of being delivered over to destruction. But the solemn pause, the deliberate consideration — these are means of grace and signs of an indwelling … Continue reading →

What are Christians to think when we see in the newspaper, or on TV reports that criminal behavior is not primarily sinful acting but brain misfiring? Ed Welch writes in his book Blame It On The Brain?: I once watched a … Continue reading →