January 8 is France’s 9/11: the day that two worldviews collided. It happened in Paris. Islamic extremists killed 17 people, mostly in the offices of Charlie Hebdo (Charlie Weekly) because of a series of cartoons … Read More
A Faith for 2015
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 2014 was a pretty … Read More
Happy Birthday, George Whitefield
George Whitefield may be the most famous man you’ve never heard of, and he is turning 300 this month! Mr. Whitefield was born in England on December 16, 1714, and by the time of his … Read More
Old and Bold
You’ve probably already heard, but America is about to be largely populated by a bunch of old people. The baby boomer generation—our largest generation to date—is beginning to ride the geriatric curve, and it is … Read More
Pondering a Timely Death
People try to put us d-down (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) Just because we get around (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) Things they do look awful c-c-cold (Talkin’ ‘bout my generation) I hope I die before I … Read More
A Woman of the Book(s)
Throughout the years, Christians have often been referred to as the people of the Book. Perhaps nobody in recent memory has taken that moniker quite as literally as SBCC’s Betty Sullins. At the end of … Read More
A Call to Prayer, A Call to Fruitfulness
Sometimes, huge blessings come in the smallest of formats. With a group of other guys, I recently read through JC Ryle’s small volume, A Call To Prayer. Too small to be called a book, but … Read More
Advice from an Almost-Curmudgeon
Have you heard of The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don’ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life? Released earlier this year, it is written by Charles Murray, … Read More
The Unseen Parts: Horology and Mostyn Gale
If you’ve had the time to meet and get to know fellow SBCCer Mostyn Gale, it may be totally his fault. You see, Mostyn has a passion for clocks. Yes, you read it correctly: clocks. … Read More
Central America 2014: Stoves, Sweat and Songs of Joy
As the 26-passenger bus approached the large blue steel door of the Pedro Pablo Castillo Government School in Nuevo Cuscatlan, El Salvador, our team of 22 had no idea what to expect, aside from high … Read More