How Willingly Do People Go to Hell? :: Desiring God Christian Resource Library

I remember a while back listening to a Tim Keller sermon on hell. In the sermon series that he was in, each week he tackled a typical "problem" that New Yorkers (where his church is) have with Christianity. The sermons are excellent, and I would eagerly recommend them. However, I felt uneasy about the sermon on hell. Keller takes C.S. Lewis' stance, that no one is 'sent' to hell, but that they go there willingly. In this article, John Piper argues against Lewis' stance.

How Willingly Do People Go to Hell? :: Desiring God Christian Resource Library

Pictures of the past 2 weeks

Life officially feels different. And what a blessing! Things are generally going well. Life is all about expectations, and we're constantly reminding ourselves, "This is normal, we knew it would be like this!" whenever we're tempted to feel worried or discouraged. Cohen's gaining wait, sleeping reasonably well, and eating plenty. It's going to be ridiculous how many pictures we'll have of this guy by his 18th birthday!

This is right after his bath, on his birthday. The gold heart is monitoring his heart rate.

Passed out on the futon

He's got a pretty good things going on here with the carseat.

Relaxing on his favorite pillow

Cohen's first family picture!

Aunt and Grandma

Proud Grandpa

This one's a little blurry, but it's my favorite picture so far.

Welcome, Cohen

All throughout the Bible it is made abundantly clear that God is the giver of life, and the one who brings conception. God blessed Eve with a third Child, Seth, after the death of Abel, would continue the line of the promise. God granted Sarah and Abraham a child through the promise that he made to them. Samson birth was appointed by God, that he would complete the tasks that the Lord had assigned. Hannah bore Samuel after pleading with the Lord for a son. David was formed in the womb by the Lord. John the Baptist was blessed with the Spirit before he was born. Jesus' birth was foretold to Mary and to Joseph, and appointed before the dawn of time.


We praise God for his mercy on us in granting us a son. We have done nothing to deserve the Lord's kindness, and we dare not take it for granted. In his grace and mercy, God grants that thousands of children would be born daily to parents who do not acknowledge his rule and his grace. Thank you, Father, for this gift! Thank you for putting it in our hearts to love you and to serve you. May you be honored in the life of our son, Cohen Samuel Lawrence. May Jesus Christ be glorified in this home.

The Lord is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

The Lord is good to all,

and his mercy is over all that he has made.

Ps. 145:8-9

More posts coming...

I apologize for the complete lack of updates. We haven't given up on the blog. In the past several weeks we've been preparing to move, I've been applying for a job (which had a rather long interview process), and trying to keep my head above water in my classes. We have some good photos to post and we'll have some more soon. Check back!

PS. Check out the "Better Bibles Blog" link that I added to the sidebar. These guys are all involved in Bible translation in one way or another, and the blog deals with interesting and difficult translation issues. Very interesting.