Entrusted with the Gospel

Roger's reflections on grace, God and other grand topics

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  • On Writing

    I’ve had a book in the back of my mind for a year or two, and I recently picked it up – Stephen King’s On Writing, his memoir and thoughts on the craft.  Since I’ve written about a Stephen King novel before, you might be under the impression I’m a big fan.  Not really.  Mind… Continue reading

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  • Reflections before the National Day of Prayer

    I’m working on a theory.  It just occurred to me yesterday when I was home for lunch, and Diane and the girls were about to pray for Tehran. (They are praying for the world as part of their homeschooling curriculum.) Here’s my idea: I wonder if God is especially pleased when we give ourselves to prayer for… Continue reading

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  • The Cause and Effect Nature of Prayer

    I found this little gem recently when I was reading through Hebrews: Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things. I urge you the more earnestly to do this in order that I may be restored to you the sooner. – Hebrews 13:18-19… Continue reading

  • Christianity vs. Feminism and Everything Else

    One of the great testimonies to the truth of our faith is the fact that it works. I don’t like the way that sounds, but I won’t edit it. It’s pragmatism, but only, I hope, in the best sense. I am 48 years old. I have been a Christian for 30 of those years; I celebrated my… Continue reading

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  • Interruptions?

    I would like to make 2013 a year where I delight in “interruptions.”  Personally, I can talk a lot about God’s sovereignty, but I also easily forget that He is in control of every aspect of my life, especially when my day doesn’t go as I hoped.  Though I work out a plan, He is… Continue reading

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  • We Don’t Say Goodbye

    I spent the summer of 1984 in Indianapolis with 50 or 60 of my closest friends. It was a Navigator’s summer training program, and together with college students from all over Illinois, I lived for about 8 weeks at a sorority house on the Butler University campus.  We worked during the day – I managed… Continue reading

  • Confessions of a (Former) Christian Fiction Snob

    I’ve been a fan of audible books for a while now, and recently signed up for another year’s worth of books on audible.com. (Current “listens” include The Hobbit – J.R.R.Tolkien, The King’s Cross – Tim Keller and another one I’ll mention in a moment). But this past summer I also discovered Christianaudio.com, and ergo, I… Continue reading

  • Hobby Lobby in Trouble

    A month or two ago I wrote to David Green of Hobby Lobby. It was a Hail Mary pass, to be sure, but I had read this article about his generous contributions to Christian causes, and in light of our church’s capital campaign, “So All May Know,” it seemed reasonable to give it a try.… Continue reading

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  • Les Misérables

    I knew that grace was showcased in Les Miserables, the latest blockbuster released on Christmas day, but I didn’t know just how much.  We went with a large cohort to see a matinee yesterday afternoon. The movie is based on the musical which began its run on Broadway in 1987 and ran until 2003, the… Continue reading

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  • Believing…in 2013

         On vacation in Colorado, visiting Diane’s sister and family. I’m reading Andy Stanley’s new book, Deep and Wide, and he mentions another pastor on his staff who preached a sermon based on this question: “Do you believe in God, or do you believe God?”      I like that.      A lot of people believe… Continue reading

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