This is a list of recent blog posts which I found interesting. That I found them interesting doesn't mean I necessarily agree with or endorse all of the ideas presented in the posts, but that I found them to be intriguing and thought-provoking. They may benefit you as you prayerfully consider your area of shepherding and stewardship, which has been given to you in trust by the Lord. (They are listed in no particular order of interest.) Please post your comments to discuss  any article that strikes your interest. If you have recent blog posts to nominate, please send the link and your reasons for nominating that post to

Google Glass

I saw this on the Drudge Report. Expect to see the media inundated with articles about Google Glass in the days to come. This one asks, “what would you say if instead of it being Google Glass, it was Government Glass? A revolutionary way of improving public services, some may say. Call me a cynic, but I don't think it'd have much success.”

7 Traits of False Teachers

“False prophets were a constant problem in the Old Testament, and those who falsely claimed to be prophets of God were to be stoned. The people rarely had the will to deal with them, so they multiplied, causing disaster to the spiritual life of God’s people.” Of course false teachers live on in the New Testament. Here are 7 traits to watch for.

A Letter to the Church

Here is a letter to the church that you may do well to read, written by someone who is a homosexual.

"To those of you who would change the church to accept the gay community and its lifestyle: you give us no hope at all."

My Child's Backstory Is None of Your Business

I was personally confronted by this post. I'm still stroking my chin in a thoughtful way, but for now my thoughts are my own. This is from Megan Hill at Christianity Today‘s Her.meneutics blog on an issue more adoptive parents need to consider.

“In this digital age, information lasts forever, and adoptive parents are increasingly, permanently, and publicly telling stories that are not theirs to tell.”

What Is the Soul? Does It Really Exist? How Does It Relate to the Brain?

A fascinating philosophical exchange between J. P. Moreland and Robert Lawrence Kuhn, host of the PBS show Closer to the Truth, who has a doctorate in brain science. The discussion goes pretty quickly and gets into some complex matters. If you want fuller teaching at a more introductory level, check out this video of Dr. Moreland teaching on these issues. He first covers the preliminary issues, then looks at the nature of consciousness, followed by the nature of the soul.

So What if Abortion Ends a Life? Rare Candor from the Culture of Death

The Bible has said all along that we know all too well what we're doing. People attempt to deny the obvious, but the truth still peeks through the cracks of our self-deception. That the abortionists are finally being blunt about it is alarming.

"Williams argues that this unborn human life must be terminated if a woman desires an abortion. The child is a life, but, in her grotesque view, 'a life worth sacrificing.'"

Book Publishers Scramble to Rewrite Their Future:

In the long term, what publishers have to fear the most may not be Amazon but an idea it has helped engender—that the only truly necessary players in the game are the author and the reader.

Free Church Press

As Baptists we herald from what has been referred to as the "Free Church" tradition. In other words, we believe that the church is a free and voluntary assembly of believers that is to be dictated or ruled over by no man besides Christ himself through His Word and His Spirit. Very few churches today, including so-called 'Baptist' churches, hold to this view presently. Which is why there must be a publishing house that can draw attention to these forgotten historical truths. Enter Free Church Press. The site is up, including the store. I pray that Free Church Press will eventually become a catalyst for keeping the light shining on the free church tradition. www.freechurchpress.net