“The Road”- Movie Review

And you thought the past few weeks were a rough winter? I had the chance back in November to attend a screening of The Road, a new film based on Cormac McCarthy’s (No Country for Old Men) award-winning book of the same title. The Road is a gritty tale, not for the faint of heart.  [...]

Sunny Day Theology and Lewis’ “A Grief Observed”

“Sunny day theology” is important.  Thinking deeply about the important issues of life, even things like death and suffering, is important in general, but more so in the times when, quite honestly, you’re not facing many of those problems head-on.  I don’t think reading the book of Job really is that helpful when you’re riding [...]

Reading Spurgeon’s “Lectures to My Students” Part 10-11

These chapters are titled “The Faculty of Impromptu Speech” and “The Minister’s Fainting Fits”. (Remember any commentary by the blogger will be in italics.) 10- The Faculty of Impromptu Speech On impromptu speech- “We would not recommend any man to attempt preaching in this style as a general rule.” Regarding preparation- “He [God] will never [...]