Why Christians Should Read Fiction
Is reading fiction a waste of time?
When you think about it, that’s how the Scriptures often work. The Proverbs, for instance, paint a vivid picture of the revolting tragedy of adultery (Proverbs 7). Jesus doesn’t simply speak about God’s forgiveness in the abstract. He tells a story, the prodigal son, designed to shock (a son who would spurn his inheritance) and... Continue Reading
Towards a More Informed Gender Debate
Here are a few tips for egalitarians, complementarians, and all those in-between.
With the marriage debate raging around the SCOTUS decision, orthodox Christians have not only discussed the public understanding of marriage, but also the character of humanity’s oldest institution. What is marriage? What should it look like and how should it be lived? More controversial, do the differences of men and women point to different behaviors... Continue Reading
Spinal Tap, Rodney King and the National Partnership
I met the news of the “National Partnership” with a despair I’ve rarely known in my 31 years ministering in the PCA
The NP tips its hand with this: “We seek to staff committees for healthy and effective denominational business.” I could be wrong, but I’m willing to bet the ranch and the dog this means: “We seek to staff committees with people who share our convictions on disputed matters.” And that would mean people like me.... Continue Reading
The great man hunt
Young Christian women who want to get married say too few men are willing to cooperate
In 1991, the average marrying age for women was 24. Today, it’s 26.5. Although those numbers cover the entire population, evangelical leaders say the trend isn’t much different among young Christians. Some of the blame for delaying marriage falls on women, with many wanting to spend time working and living a life of independence before... Continue Reading
Is The Divinization of Federal Government Complete?
Slowing the rate of growth of this god stirs up anger.
We are now witnessing how some make the tie between human tragedy and federal spending. Just yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid shamelessly implied that the accident that killed seven Marines in Nevada is tied to spending cuts from sequester. Hollywood actor Harrison Ford lamented that “accidents are going to happen” in aviation because of... Continue Reading
Raising a Pure Son In a Sex-Crazed World
Here are 10 things I’m doing as a mother to a boy to fight against the triple threat of porn, aggressive girls, and ultimately premarital sex
I’m not pushing the girl thing. It’s not cute or funny for a young boy to be encouraged to have a girlfriend. I want my son to know we live in a cultural with aggressive girls who will make it challenging to be pure and we want him to resist this pressure until he’s older.... Continue Reading
The Conflicting Kingdoms and Gospel Amnesia
Are we seeking the Kingdom of God or the kingdom of self?
Could it be that much of our stress results from seeking to get things out of ministry that it will never deliver? Could it be that we’re asking ministry to do for us what only the Messiah can do? Could it be that in our ministries we’re seeking horizontally what we’ve already been given in... Continue Reading
What is a most unique opportunity for a pastor to do evangelism?
Offer your services to a local funeral home to do funerals for those families who use their services and don’t have a pastor
Through meeting with the families of the first few funerals, I realized that most, if not all of them were not believers. I began to see a pattern. If the funeral home was calling me, it meant that the family was so detached from any church involvement that they didn’t even have a distant uncle... Continue Reading
7 Words From The Cross
The Word Of Forgiveness
The One who taught “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” asked God to forgive the sadistic soldiers who scourged him, crowned him with cruel thorns, mocked him and now sat beneath the cross gambling for his robe. He prayed for Pilate who knew Jesus was innocent but caved to save his... Continue Reading
Secret hearts and sorry tales in the PCA
A PCA Ruling Elder considers the National Partnership
Interesting coincidence that at about the same time as the secret (sorry, confidential) announcement of the National Partnership, an article appeared on the PCA’s denominational magazine site about how we should blog. While generally a worthwhile article, the author took a number of conservative blogs with which he obviously disagreed to task. Yet, not a... Continue Reading
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