The Bible in China

I’ve been promising posts regarding Christianity in China and what we learned about the church there on our trip in March.  I’m working on that, but for now, read this article that appeared in the Los Angeles Times last week regarding Bible printing, religion and worship in China.
HatTip: Xie-Xie, aka Kunal

Snippets: Gospel

“The man who does not glory in the gospel can surely know little of the plague of sin that is within him.”
–J.C. Ryle

Capricious Cogitations

I used my thesaurus to come up with this title.  It’s loosely translated as “random thoughts” for those of you who don’t want to be bothered looking it up, though you’re likely smarter than me and already knew that.

Is there a contest for “Whiniest Child Ever”?  Just wondering.  I could put the winnings to good use.
Have [...]

Stupor Mundi

I’m sure you’re all familiar with Rice Krispies Treats.  My roommates in college used to take advantage of the microwave that was in the dorm snack room to make something similar with cornflakes.  I made it for the kids a few months ago and now it’s the go-to dessert — quick and easy and everybody [...]

Of Garage Doors, Husbands, and Birds

I always make sure the garage door closes before I leave the house.  Ours tends to pop back up, so I sit and watch until it comes all the way down and stays there.  Unfortunately, all is not usually quiet in the car, so I often get distracted, drive down the street, and then realize [...]

Snippets: Righteousness

“Our best works are shot through with sin and contain something for which we need to be forgiven.”
J.I. Packer, A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan Vision of the Christian Life (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1990), 118.

Unusual Rules

I was in Starbucks this morning (shocked, are you?) and had to remind one of the kids about a rule that we have.  It made me think of some of our more unusual rules that we have codified in our household.  So I thought I’d share a few with you.

If we visit the Starbucks by [...]

No Condemnation

I had to discipline my son today.  He claims to have a hearing problem.  But it’s not a problem with his ears, it’s a problem with his heart.  He hears me with his ears; his heart tells him that what he is doing is more important than responding in obedience to his mother.  Both Tim [...]

Father’s Day: Looking Back

My first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage at nine weeks. Physically, I felt like I’d been hit by a truck. I ended up being in bed for four days straight despite the fact that it was tax season. Emotionally, both Tim and I were devastated. No one really talks about miscarriage and I didn’t know [...]

Snippets: Grace

“Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half so persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way.”
Cornelius Plantinga, Not the Way It’s Supposed To Be: A Breviary of Sin (Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 1995), 199.