Collin Hansen raises an interesting question about the implications of health care legislation. Following this blog, I figured the best way to rack up comments was to write about health care. So I thought I might explore one element of…
A.B. Candeday: “Being forgiving doesn’t always mean being forgiving”
One of the distinctions I made in Unpacking Forgiveness: Biblical Answers for Complex Questions and Deep Wounds was that while we should always have an attitude of forgiveness, this doesn’t mean that we should always forgive. A discussion has been…
Self control and eating
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control (Proverbs 25:28). Self control is a spiritual issue. When we lack discipline, we are open to every invader that can come our way, whether it is…
Two false notions American churches should reject about global ministry
Mark Noll, in his important book, The New Shape of World Christianity: How American Experience Reflects Global Faith: For American churches to participate in the universal body of Christ in ways that reflect the deepest realities of that body, it…
A win for the ladies at Augusta, Georgia
Before I forget – – one reminder from Phil Mickelson is simply to smile. Smile broadly. Smile often. It goes a long ways. ******** My wife, cried, when Phil won on Sunday. And, it wasn’t because she has a soft…
Poland’s unprecedented tragedy
So far as I am aware, no country in the modern era (or ever?) has immediately lost so many leaders during peace time. I am told that even in World War II, Poland’s loss of key leaders was not so…
Mike Wittmer with summary points about America’s greatest theologian
Jonathan Edwards was the greatest theologian in the history of North America. So far as I am aware, this is a point beyond dispute. If you don’t know much about Edwards (and even if you do), then you will benefit…
He Reigns
Amazing. HT: Z
On the Pursuit of Unity: “We must affirm that there are differences that are honorable but not vital . . .”
Sunday (D.V.) I will preach on Ephesians 4:1-6. The focus in this passage is to walk worthily of our call in unity. Thinking about this stress on the unity of the Body of Christ, we must mourn over the number…
Profound insights on Ketchup
HT: Kevin DeYoung