I made two discoveries over lunch today.

1. John Piper has a blog!


2. There's a very good reason why there are so many John Piper books in the IHOP bookstore. The Church desperately needs this kind of clear teaching on the sovereignty of God in the face of disaster. It is this - not the "semi-Kushnerian" not-quite-sovereign God who is often preached in American Churches - that will prepare the Bride of Christ to be unoffended when worldwide persecution and worldwide judgment begin to come.

"From 11 to 12 this morning, Gary Eichten of Minnesota Public Radio interviewed Rabbi Harold Kushner about the collapse of the 35W bridge. Kushner is best known for his book When Bad Things Happen to Good People. There were several astonishing things about this interview—not unusual for religious talk shows on public radio, but astonishing still.

1. The most astonishing thing is that God’s grace is so great neither the Rabbi nor I was struck dead by God during the interview—he, because of his blasphemous belittlings of God, and I, because of my contaminated anger at what he said."

Keep reading "Response to Rabbi Kushner"