Yesterday (Jun 19th, 2022) was Father's Day, which led me again to J. I. Packer's (1926-2020) great chapter titled "Sons of God" (Packer, Knowing God. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2004 [1973]). The chapter begins with the following line: "What is a Christian? The question can be answered in many ways, but the richest answer I … Continue reading I Am a Child of God
God Does Not Show Favoritism
Twenty-four years ago (1998), I attended a small Christian church in Kyongju, South Korea. It was only a temporary involvement because I was part of the church’s ministry of helping immigrant workers learn Korean. Although I occasionally sensed the theological eccentricity of the pastor, he was a nice man. The real shock came when he … Continue reading God Does Not Show Favoritism
Piper and Carson, Pastor as Scholar & Scholar as Pastor (2011)
This short book is a result of the single-evening lectures and discussions by Piper and Carson that took place at Park Community Church in Chicago on April 23, 2009. Both authors expanded and refined their original manuscripts into book chapters. Owen Strachan and David Mathis, too, have contributed by writing the Introduction and the Conclusion, … Continue reading Piper and Carson, Pastor as Scholar & Scholar as Pastor (2011)
Morning Run – Tue, Jun 14, 2022
1.62 km. Aren't you tired of your current desktop background, whatever it may be? As for me, I've been using the same background for longer than I can remember. Have you ever thought of the sky as God's "desktop background" for you? God "refreshes" it all the time. There is no way we can be … Continue reading Morning Run – Tue, Jun 14, 2022
Endo, Silence (沈黙) (1966)
遠藤周作 (Shusaku Endo, 1923–96) was a Japanese Catholic novelist. His occupation with Roman Catholic belief penetrates throughout this entire book. Endo published Silence in Japanese in 1966. Seventeenth century Japan was ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate (徳川幕府)—also known as the Edo shogunate (江戸幕府)—which was ended by the Meiji Restoration (明治維新) in 1868. While the Edo … Continue reading Endo, Silence (沈黙) (1966)