Ambrose, bishop of Milan between c. 374, and 397 A.D., was a man of extraordinary courage and wisdom. He confronted emperors and soldiers, apparently unconcerned with the consequences for himself, so long as he could glorify God and protect his flock. His treatise on “The

James R. Payton Jr. Getting the Reformation Wrong: Correcting Some Misunderstandings, (IVP, 2010), 272 pages. Of the books I’ve read this year, Getting the Reformation Wrong is among the most thought provoking. The reason: James Payton Jr. does something in this volume that few other

Thomas Vincent, who was removed from his pulpit during the great ejection of Puritans in 1662, is famous both for his book on Christian love and his courage during the great plague of London in 1665. As “pestilence walked in darkness, and destruction wasted at

Starting Wednesday evening, September 22, at 7:00pm, I’ll be teaching a six week series on Holy Ground at Christ Church in Oakbrook. If you’re in the Chicago-land area, please considering joining us. You can obtain information and register –here-.

Men never fully leave the junior high stage of life, evidenced by my need to take this photo on the subway in Rome, Italy. This is the definition of a bad day.

This morning I attended Mass at Holy Family Catholic Parish in Inverness, considered by some to be the foremost “evangelical Catholic” congregation in the country.[1] Located just minutes from Willow Creek Community Church, the sanctuary of Holy Family is complete with jumbo screens, guitars, a

Yesterday I visited a friend in jail, a son of College Church. Through the glass partition we discussed Jesus’ words about the nature of true freedom: “Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The

For my friends who haven’t read the Gospel Nuns testimony, which I had the privilege of writing for TGC, you may access it –here-. Of all that I’ve written over the last few months of sabbatical, this amazing story is the most memorable.

It occurred to me that I didn’t give a final report of Luke’s safe return home from the hospital (we actually arrived yesterday afternoon). After a final matchbox car race across the floor, we received discharge papers and headed home. Thank God, he is doing