Shooting Over the Horizon

John Piper

  • To Die Is Gain

    On the afternoon of Sunday, July 31, Jamison & Kathryne Pals, along with their three children Ezra (3 years), Violet (23 months), and Calvin (2 months) were all killed in a rear-end collision. They were pronounced dead at the scene… Continue reading

  • Lift up Your Eyes

    “The Father is seeking such people to worship him.” “Lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.” (John 4) If you live in the upper Midwest as we do, you can’t help but accept the… Continue reading

  • Congratulations, Bryce!

    Congratulations to our dear son, Bryce, as he graduated last week with his B.A. in History of Ideas from Bethlehem College and Seminary. Bryce’s first year of college was at the local university where he was a percussion major. With… Continue reading

  • A Shadow of Christ – Eric Liddell, Beyond the Olympics

    I caught a blurb the other day about The Flying Scotsman, Eric Liddell, the subject of the movie Chariots of Fire. Although I’ve never seen the movie in its entirety (full disclosure: I fell asleep when I tried to watch… Continue reading

  • Advice to a New Groom

    In a past post, I shared a poem which my son-in-law, Andrew, had chosen for his wedding to my daughter, Ashley, entitled Love Her More and Love Her Less.  This past month, Andrew enjoyed the privilege of being the best… Continue reading

  • C.S. Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963)

    Remembering, today, the 50th anniversary of the death of a great and influential man. 3 pieces of passing interest. 1) A comparison by Joe Rigney and Justin Taylor of the private lives of C.S. Lewis and John F. Kennedy who… Continue reading

  • How to Become a Theologian in Just 15 Minutes a Day

    “Since wisdom is found in the Word of God, we must apply ourselves in study and meditation to know the Word and do it. ‘The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is… Continue reading

  • Four on God’s Sovereignty in All Things

    (1)  Colossians 1:15-19 [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.  For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things… Continue reading

  • Where is God? Part I

    Pastor John Piper has arrested my attention with his December 27th Desiring God post. When all the world is shaking its head in horror and disbelief at the evils of our day, Dr. Piper would remind us that any and… Continue reading

  • Jonathan Edwards on the Trinity

    After addressing his disciples’ troubled hearts and promising to send them a Helper, Jesus asks them to rejoice with him because he will soon return to his Father. a   For the past 33 years, Jesus had bore the form of… Continue reading