Atheist Christopher Hitchens knows what a Christian is

In a recent interview, Christopher Hitchens, the fervent atheist and author of God Is Not Great, showed he has a much clearer understanding of what it means to be a Christian than the Unitarian minister, who claims to be a Christian, interviewing him.

Marilyn Sewell: The religion you cite in your book is generally the fundamentalist faith of various kinds. I’m a liberal Christian, and I don’t take the stories from the scripture literally. I don’t believe in the doctrine of atonement (that Jesus died for our sins, for example). Do you make a distinction between fundamentalist ...

An atheist explains Africa's need for God

Before getting to the main theme of this blog, let me mention a few things.

Eternal Perspective Ministries offers quantities (50 books/case) of my book Why Prolife? to churches for $1.00 per copy ($7.99 retail price). Even though Sanctity of Human Life Sunday was January 18, we are continuing to offer that discounted price for those churches and organizations who would still like to share the truth about the unborn (Of course, you can do this any week of the year you choose to.) Visit the EPM store to learn more.

Last Thursday, January 22, was the ...

A.W. Tozer on "Lion Country"

“The devil goes about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 1 Peter 5:8

A.W. Tozer (1897–1963) has been one of the great influences on my life since I was a new believer, as a teenager. I fed on Tozer as a young Christian, and still today God speaks to me through his writing.

A Breath of Fresh Air, God’s Common Grace

If you haven’t seen this video, it’ll make your day. I just watched it again as I took a brief break from final revisions on my book.

Think of it as God’s common grace at work in this world. In the midst of mundane pressures and cares, including yours and mine and those of commuters in Antwerp, Belgium, comes sheer delight. A gift. And all gifts are ultimately from Him, the Creator behind all that is creative, the Delight behind the delightful, the Good behind all goodness.

Let it remind you of God’s gifts, large and ...

A Christmas greeting, and thoughts about Immanuel: God with us

In this 6-minute video, I share about Matthew 1:23, which tells us about Christmas. It says, “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel—which means “God with us”.

A Commencement Address to Live By

It’s graduation time, and I’d encourage you to be discerning as you hear the message being sent to graduates. Often it is ridiculously overblown and flattering and ego-massaging. Much is said about how great the graduates are; little is said about their need to serve others. Read these words from J. Budziszewski, author of one of my favorite books for high school graduates, How to Stay Christian in College. (This commencement charge was given by the fictional character Professor Theophilus, at an unofficial graduation ceremony held by churches for graduates from "Post-Everything University.")

A Discussion on Living Life to Preempt Regrets

Not long ago on my Facebook page, I retweeted a quote from John Piper. He wrote, “So much deep, heart-wrenching sorrow of regret among 60 somethings. I plead with you under 40: Preempt this!” A lively discussion followed about what the quote meant and how it applies to our lives. What follows is a portion of that discussion.

An exchange between Ben Fielding and Li Quan about God and the problem of evil

On February 28, I will be interacting for three hours with a Torrey Honors Institute class at BIOLA University. We’ll be discussing my novel Safely Home, which the students will have read.

A few thoughts about popular movies

Before I get to today's blog, in the past I’ve mentioned http://www.christianaudio.com/, and the free titles to download each month (this month, it’s The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.) I’ve taken advantage of the sale below, good until December 4, 2009, and you may wish to. For instance, I downloaded the entire ESV audio Bible for $7.49 and a number of others. Here’s the info about the sale:

Twice per year (and only for a limited time), christianaudio offers all our titles and most other titles for the incredibly low price ...

An Invitation to Spend Three Days Learning What God’s Word Has to Say about Heaven

In this three-minute video, I share about an upcoming graduate course on Heaven I’ll be teaching at Corban University in Salem, Oregon May 8-10, 2012. The course is available for graduate credit, but anyone is welcome (and encouraged) to come audit it.