Backward Mutters

  • Tim Challies on Stewardship

    I’ve been preaching on Stewardship on Sunday mornings. Here’s Tim Challies take on the subject. Stewardship is more difficult than we may think. How tightly we like to cling to those things that we regard as ours. How tightly we cling to our money and how quick we are to…

  • In the Red Zone

    Red rode his bike today. Lovely morning, too.It’s not hard to get into the red zone these days. Here’s a little, local quad-kicker on Friendship-Ledford Rd. I affectionately refer to it as Muir de Ledford. It’s not much to look at in this picture, but photography distorts. The climb up…

  • Art and the Christian

    “If we are to produce a new generation of Christian artists, we must stop stabbing young artists in the back. We must stop accusing them of being “worldly” and “unspiritual.” We must encourage Christian art–good art. Art is a form of communication. God Himself is a communicating God. He communicates…

  • Summer Reading List, Part 2

    I’ve thought long and hard about this list. Firstly, I’d like to commend the works of C.S. Lewis. I am a Lewisian. The more I learn about him, his life, thought, and motivations, the more I am amazed. If you haven’t read any of his works, I’d commend any of…

  • Summer Reading List, Part 1

    I wish I could say I read as much as I esteem books. There are a number of types of books which I enjoy that range from instructional to escapist. I am not above a little mental diversion. In fact, I find that I’m often drawn to fictional works. C.S.…