Gospel Living

Someone posted the following vids.  Enjoy: "Joy, Joy" preformed by Diane Brown "A Christmas Prayer" preformed by Cory Welch "A Caribbean Christmas Medley" preformed by Philip Webb "I Wonder as I Wander" preformed by Jubilant Sykes "O Holy Night" Philip Webb

Clever stuff from the North Point iBand: (HT: Christian Research Net )

This is a practical question for a couple of my friends from seminary, now missionaries in Cambodia.   Read about one particular conflict and its biblical resolution .

In the midst of Black Friday bludgeonings, one wonders if the name of the Spirit of Christmas is the Great Gimme.  Yet, many Americans say that "the reason for the season" is Christ's birth. Taking that confession at face value, we should then ask ourselves, What's so special about that? If you haven't noticed at the top of the page, I've posted a letter that is an attempt to answer this very question.  Below is a video based on the Go Fish song that is passing into our seasonal tradition.  May you be warmed and filled by both.

Google has released a new word-count graphing tool that warrants some fun.  Enter any term to see a representation of its usage over time.  I chose the words "Christ, God, self" from the years 1,800 to 2,000.  (Note: this is limited to the books available on Google Books .)

Here are my final two parts to the series on how Christians should read and apply the Old Testament.  If you haven't read/listened to the first part, it is commanded that you do so now . Some words of caution before beginning: as this was to originally be a two-part series, there are only notes for two parts.  Also, there was a problem recording the third and final part, resulting in a longer re-recording of the session with a small reduction in audio quality. Notes for Parts 2 and 3 ( PDF ) Audio for Part 2 ( MP3, 36:19 ) Audio for Part 3 ( MP3, 51:02 )