Those Who Served–And Serve
Veterans’ Day is one of those holidays that sneak up on me. I intend to write a note to a veteran, wear red, pray a special prayer . . . and usually don’t. This year is no exception; otherwise I would have prepared this post a week ago to give any interested parents and teachers…
Read MoreKids’ Books & The Historicity of Adam
This week, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary will entertain a panel discussion on the historicity of Adam. I came across this tidbit of news recently through a blog post by Jim Hamilton, Professor of Biblical Theology there. The Southern Baptists aren’t the only ones grappling with this issue either. Another blog post from a PCA…
Read MoreDangerous Journey, Part 8
Today’s Theme: Finishing Well From the clutches of Giant Despair, Christian and Hopeful escape into pleasant places of the Delectable Mountains. We see them refreshing themselves in a stream, quite unlike the dark river they will encounter at the end of the chapter. Soon they have their first glimpse of the Celestial City. And after…
Read MoreDangerous Journey, Part 7
Today’s Theme: The Key of Promise After surviving Vanity Fair and the hill of Lucre, Christian and Hopeful “espied a stile which led into a meadow, and seemed to be a short-cut.” But of course, there are no short-cuts in a Christian’s path, and what first seemed a pleasant way soon turned into a terrible…
Read MoreThe Pilgrim’s Progress, Part 4: Home At Last
If you’re just joining us, here’s the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. For the Project Gutenberg online version, go here. The worst is over—in a way. In another sense, Christian’s greatest trial is still ahead, but for awhile longer he will be plodding along with Hopeful, encountering other travelers and engaging in…
Read MoreRR Podcast 8: Interview with William Boekestein
“Are you ready to begin your quest for comfort…?” So ends William Boekestein’s video of his newest book for kids, The Quest for Comfort: The Story of the Heidelberg Catechism. What a great book to introduce on Reformation Day, and a great question, since they take up many of the same concerns we’ve been addressing…
Read MoreDangerous Journey, Part 6
Chapter 6: Vanity Fair Today’s Theme: Faithful to the End As our narrator says, “Most fairs are merry places. But not this one–not for our travellers. For here one of them was destined to die.” What ought to have been a place of vibrant cultural exchange and beauty–with a British Row and Italian…
Read MoreThe Pilgrim’s Progress, Part 3: Dangerous Detours
Introduction Part One Part Two (The online text we’re using is located at Project Gutenberg, here.) Vanity Fair After leaving Talkative behind, Christian and Faithful notice Evangelist catching up to them. Even though he’s going in the same direction, he has probably lingered to encourage and instruct other pilgrims on the way. His speech is…
Read MoreDangerous Journey, Part 5
CHAPTER FIVE: The Valley of the Shadow Today’s Theme: God With Us Today, following on the heels of his fight with Apollyon and his healing through the leaves of a tree, Christian enters the Valley of the Shadow. In a reference to the 23rd Psalm, the chapter is aptly titled The Valley of the…
Read MoreDangerous Journey, Part 4
This post is part of our Pilgrim’s Progress read along during our Reformation Month celebration. You can find an introduction and sign up for an eguide in Pilgrim’s Progress: Mission Adventure. I thought I would begin today with this clip from a video version. You can purchase the video of Dangerous Journey on Amazon for about…
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