by Bill Farley | Sep 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
I just finished J. I. Packer’s 2013 book Weakness Is The Way, a short, four chapter introduction to 2 Corinthians. In that letter, because God perfects his strength through weakness, Paul boasts of his weaknesses, not his strengths. Packer’s book focuses on this idea...
by Bill Farley | Aug 31, 2021 | biography, book review, Uncategorized
HERE ARE SOME BOOKS that I have read in recent months. They are about adventurers, military heroes, thinking critically, and crucial doctrines, but they all share several things in common. First, they are interesting. Second, they are well-written, and third, they...
by Bill Farley | Jul 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
LIES, HALF TRUTHS, AND EXAGGERATIONS have been the increasing experience of conservatives in Western Culture. Confronted with Russia-Gate, the media treatment of Trump, and lies about men competing in women’s track, etc., reasons to distrust the media have only...
by Bill Farley | Jun 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
JUST FINISHED Cheer Up! The Life and Ministry of Jack Miller. Miller was an amazing gift of grace to the church. Born in 1928 in tiny Gold Beach, OR, he died in 1996 in Malagua, Spain. Although he only lived to age 68, he made a remarkable impact on the Twentieth...
by Bill Farley | May 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
EVERY GENERATION PRODUCES a forgotten character that is foundational to the experience of later generations. Such was Francis Asbury (1744-1816). The great Methodist biographer, Abel Stephens, wrote, “No one man has done more for Christianity in the western...