The Millennial Generation’s Acceptable Sin
Bending God's own standards to satiate their libido
More disturbingly, many young evangelicals are trying to loosen the standards of the moral law to fit their desire to become sexually active before committing to marriage. Some are direct, telling the church to shut up and stay out of their sex lives. They say that Jesus wants his followers to pursue justice, provide for... Continue Reading
Pithy Phrases for 2013
Some wise and humourous phrases relevant to ministry
Pithy phrases catch my attention. The Bible is the source of the wisest ones, of course, with the enduring advice of Proverbs. For example, “A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.” A quote from the 1880s, which could have been spoken in 2013, shows us foolish thought is still... Continue Reading
Heatless Flames: No “Program” Can Replace the Gospel
We need to stop pandering to men’s appetites
“In evangelical circles, there is a lot of hand-wringing about how we can “fix what’s wrong” in Christendom. For what it’s worth, I don’t think the problem is a lack of manpower or zeal. Perhaps it’s just that so much of what we do is misdirected. We are perpetuating an evangelical funhouse, with mirrors to... Continue Reading
Is the Pro-Life Cause Winning?
We must have a realistic view about how ingrained the abortion-rights worldview is in our culture
The cause of the unborn will triumph, ultimately, because Jesus is alive and justice will win. Until then, polls go up and polls go down. We advocate for life, whether “winning” or not, because life isn’t a government grant or an act of charity granted by the “choice” of another human being. This week’s TIME magazine... Continue Reading
A New Diet for a New Year
Cutting out the junk of worry and fear and feasting on the peace of God
As Paul explained, our media diet will not only change the way we think, but the way we feel, speak, and act. Hardly surprising, is it? Just as the quality of the food that we put in our mouths affects our thinking, feeling, and doing, so the kinds of words, sounds, and images we put... Continue Reading
Are You Passionate?
Maybe you need to repent!
Isn’t it confusing to preach to people, telling them to be passionate about something good, when all that they read about passion(s) in the Bible is evil? What do they think when they read the scriptures? And making matters even more confusing for serious minded believers, our Confession tells us that God is “without body,... Continue Reading
Evangelicals Have Incredible Reasons to Engage the Life of the Mind
Loving God with all your mind
With that said, though, within confessional bounds intellectuals should feel exhilarating freedom as they research, write, and teach. They are serving the Lord in their work just as Christians in all other honorable professions and callings do. They are not hampered by the Bible; they are set free by it. But when the Pharisees... Continue Reading
Six Ways to Look Godly While Not Growing In Your Faith In 2013
Effective ways to fail
It’s just so much easier (and more pleasant) to work out how other people should change than it is to unsettle our own hearts and lives. If you really want to listen to sermons in an apparently godly but non-growing way, pick one encouragement from the sermon which will make no difference to your life,... Continue Reading
Proust, Paglia and Exit Wounds
Thoughts on Ordain a Lady, feminists, and empowerment through casual sex
At some moment in the past, feminists decided that objectified sex and objectified sexuality, far from being degrading to women, were their most potent means of empowerment. Part of me thinks that that may be the greatest confidence trick which men ever played on women. I am sure if the average fourteen year old boy... Continue Reading
What Is a Family Integrated Church?
Rejecting activities which separate children from parents
Is your Christian education based upon evolutionary and secular thinking? It is if your church practices the usual age-segregated Sunday school according to a new church movement. The family-integrated church movement, primarily within the homeschooling community, is a self-conscious challenge to classic Christian nurture. It has already affected some Reformed churches. But what exactly is... Continue Reading
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