Paul is so practical. He lays out seven clear steps for Christians be humbler (considering others more important than oneself). How wonderfully! Seven steps to put into practice in order to be humble. There is just one catch. The Christian does not take a single one of these steps. No one can become humbler byContinue reading “7 Steps Towards Greater Humility”
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Eat, Drink, and Be Merry – Ray Ortlund Book Review
This book is a call for wise, bold enjoyment. Is it this? Well, mostly. Bold enjoyment certainly shines through. As for wisdom, sometimes I think that gets lost in the mix. I don’t think that this is because Ortlund is wrong in all that he’s trying to say. He’s right that nothing God made isContinue reading “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry – Ray Ortlund Book Review”
Where is God when it Hurts? – Agony and Ecstasy
Geroge Wald said, as quoted by Philip Yancey, We somehow hope to live full emotional lives when we have carefully expunged the sources of the deepest human emotions. When you have no experience of pain, it is rather hard to experience joy. What were those sources of deepest human emotion? Birth and death. Far tooContinue reading “Where is God when it Hurts? – Agony and Ecstasy”
Where is God when it Hurts – Painless Hell
Pain as freedom. That’s a strange thought. Yet, as Yancey recounts his experiences of seeing the effects of leprosy and other diseases that have deadened the senses first-hand, it’s got merit. “Curse God and die!” How often that lying promise of comfort in condemning God comes to us. That lie presents itself to us whenContinue reading “Where is God when it Hurts – Painless Hell”
Where is God when it Hurts – Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants
Isn’t pain “God’s great goof?” Many Christians, says Philip Yancey, would answer yes if they were pressed on the question. Afterall, why would God create us to experience so much unpleasantness? The goal of this second chapter of Philip Yancey’s book, Where is God when it Hurts? isn’t to give an answer to why painContinue reading “Where is God when it Hurts – Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants”
Enjoying the Bible 1
How to Study the Bible – Introduction, with Peter Mead Union has made some of their lectures available online FOR FREE! This is great news, because its great stuff. I encourage you to make use of this resource while it’s available. That’s why this series of posts exists. I want to encourage you to engageContinue reading “Enjoying the Bible 1”
Support Abolitionists Rising
One third of humanity conceived every year is aborted. It is a holocaust unparalleled in the entirety of human history. Nothing comes close to the evil of abortion. I encourage you to support just about anyone doing anything to counter this atrocity. Today, however, I want to highlight one ministry in particular: Abolitionists Rising. TheyContinue reading “Support Abolitionists Rising”
You’re in a Good Story
1As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. 2And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. 4We must workContinue reading “You’re in a Good Story”
Remembering Voddie Baucham
I can’t remember when I first encountered Voddie Baucham, but I do remember a series of talks he gave that transformed and solidified my views on how to do wise, Christian, theological engagement in the culture. I link those below. After that, I’ve linked other people speaking about how Voddie impacted their lives with theContinue reading “Remembering Voddie Baucham”
The Devil’s Dichotomy
Report: Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) paid Christian Organizations to produce Anti-AI content. There is a dichotomy that has been set before us when it comes to Artificial Intelligence. Either AI will kill us all, or we can have the government regulate the industry so that it will not kill us all. Ah, the devil’s favourite kindContinue reading “The Devil’s Dichotomy”