Has God Abandoned America?

John MacArthur thinks so.

John Piper Joins the World of Twitter

I'm not as Twitter crazy as some people, but I do enjoy seeing what other people are learning and experiencing whenever I get the chance. However, I never quite pegged John Piper to join the Twitter community, until I read this on his website:

Now what about Twitter? I find Twitter to be a kind of taunt: “Okay, truth-lover, see what you can do with 140 characters! You say your mission is to spread a passion for the supremacy of God in all things! Well, this is one of those ‘all things.’ Can you magnify Christ with this thimble-full of letters?”

To which I respond:

The sovereign Lord of the earth and sky
Puts camels through a needle’s eye.
And if his wisdom see it mete,
He will put worlds inside a tweet.

So I am not inclined to tweet that at 10AM the cat pulled the curtains down. But it might remind me that the Lion of Judah will roll up the heavens like a garment, and blow out the sun like a candle, because he just turned the light on. That tweet might distract someone from pornography and make them look up.

I’ve been tweeting anonymously for a month mainly to test its spiritual and family effects on me. In spite of all the dangers, it seems like a risk worth taking. “All things were created through Christ and for Christ” (Colossians 1:16). The world does not know it, but that is why Twitter exists and that’s why I Tweet.

This doesn't make me want to tweet more or less, but it does give a little more guidance as to how to think about Twitter and the benefits it could have.

I wonder how long it took for John Piper to come up with a word that rhymed with "tweet". Brilliant.

Read the entire pose here.

John Piper on Preaching

This is a worthwhile six minutes. I'm not a preacher, however I still can appreciate and learn from what Piper is saying. I was especially struck by the part about the devil. I wish I had half as much passion for Jesus as Piper does. Yikes...

Carl Trueman's Poignant Thoughts on Exhibitionism

While reading Carl Trueman's most recent Ref21 article, "Making Exhibitions of Ourselves", I couldn't help but think that he was really hitting the nail on the head when it comes to social networking, blogs, and the like. I also appreciate his honesty which to some may seem a little over the top. I for one find it quite refreshing in this politically correct world of ours.

For those of you with an addcition to Facebook, Twitter, Reality TV, etc., this may be a worthwhile article to read.

You can find it here.

Church or Club?

Ignatius: Youth Pastor Extraordinaire

Thank you iMonk for this amazing video. Unfortunately this satire is more realistic than most of us would like to admit...


Ignatius from travis hawkins on Vimeo.

Early Church Prayer

"The early church didn't have a prayer meeting, it was a prayer meeting."

(Taken from a recent interview with Ben Patterson)