1) Diabolical Ventriloquism: A 1-Sentence Summary of Each of Screwtape’s Letters

“In The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis masterfully “teaches in reverse” by wryly using demonic points of view to enforce a biblical one. He calls it “diabolical ventriloquism.” Here is a one-sentence summary of each of Screwtape’s thirty-one letters that advise Wormwood how to tempt his “patient” (who becomes a Christian between letters one and two).”

2) The Complacent Christian

“What the Puritans saw is that God stirs up our zeal through his ordinary means of grace. Zeal is not a quality available only to those who have identified a secret means of grace or who have been given zeal as a spiritual gift. Zeal is available to all who will simply take advantage of the means God gives us.”

3) The Worst Religion Story of the Year

“While I’m sure I’m now dumber for having read the Daily News article, “Southern Baptists about to ‘plant’ a church in the fertile soil of Brooklyn,” I won’t say that it’s insanely idiotic or that it contains no rational thought. Instead, I’ll follow the lead of Billy Madison and simply say it’s wrong – wrong on almost every conceivable level. From the captions to the quotes, this article sets a new low in local religion reporting.”

4)Is the New Evangelical Liturgy Really an Improvement?

“The simple question I want to ask is this: Is this New Evangelical Liturgy really an improvement?”

5) A Wedding Under a Bridge

“The homeless were to be the guests of honor.”

6) Reasons Men are Opting Out of Marriage

1. They’ll lose respect
2. They’ll lose out on sex
3. They can lose their children and their money
4. They can lose their space
5. They can lose their freedom
6. The single life is better than ever.

7) On Whales and Worship Lyrics

“If I supplied you with a copy of the lyrics to the 6,500 hymns of Charles Wesley, two things would happen to you as you read it. First, you would be deeply moved by the truths the lyrics contained, whether you knew the melodies associated with them or not. Second, you would know your Bible better. Could the same be said if you read through the lyrics of our modern worship offerings?”

8) Are You a Part-Time Church Goer?

“Recent statistics show that an increasing number of evangelicals who are firm in their faith are flabby in their practice of actually gathering with their brothers and sisters in worship. It’s the part-time syndrome, and it can sneak up on any of us.”