Ryan's blog

A very interesting article - for golf fans!

Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post has a good article on the buzz surrounding an advertisement that carries a pro-life message. 

A study, carried out by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, looked at  the amount of information U.S. residents consumed in their homes and outside the home for non-work-related reasons. Work-related information consumption was not measured.

This is an excellent post by C.J. Mahaney about Tiger Woods.  As a fan of the sport, someone that played in high school and college, and following Tiger since he was 8 years old - I pray that God would use these occurances in his life to awaken his need for something greater than success and the other idols our hearts can so easily cling to.

For those looking to read an excellent book that touches on these themes,

On November 20th, 2009, the Manhattan Declaration was released.
152 leaders from the Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical traditions signed a 4700-word document entitled “The Manhattan Declaration”. The statement, drafted by national Christian scholars including Robert George (Princeton University) and Timothy George (Samford University), affirms three fundamental truths:

Here is a very good article on thinking critically about the Gospel and
why it matters what we actually believe.  

It is written by Kevin DeYoung who pastors a church in Lansing, Michigan.

The Gospel - Old and New

Here is an interesting debate between Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson.

January 23rd and January 24th is the Women's Retreat at Sawmill Creek Lodge in Sandusky, Ohio.  The cost is $55 and it will be an excellent two days.  More information will be coming soon, but be sure to save the date!  For more information contact Libby Snow.