No doubt some will wonder at my use of the phrase God-centered society, asking if I really mean to include the whole country. It might be seem unobtainable to set our sights on the task of convincing the entire United States of America to seek God in all that we do. But that would actually … Continue reading Feet that testify
Reconnecting with the meaning of life
The purpose of glorifying God gives structure and meaning to every part of life because God has a design for every part of life. This is good news for our generation. The people of this generation are killing themselves because, for them, life is pain without purpose. But there is real, lasting purpose in life. … Continue reading Reconnecting with the meaning of life
A God-centered football team?
Have the Philadelphia Eagles have been building a God-centered football team? Carson Wentz was the starting quarterback for Philly. He played exceptionally well before injuring his knee. Wentz finished the year with the 4th best QB rating in the NFL. Nick Foles stepped up to fill the role of QB for the Eagles and led … Continue reading A God-centered football team?
The bedrock of a worthy life
What is the bedrock of a worthy life? This is the question I'd like to ask. What is a life worth living? But even more than that, what is the motive for living that life? What motive is sufficient to tie together the various strands of human responsibility, to bring together the diverse commitments of … Continue reading The bedrock of a worthy life
When a plan comes together
One of the benefits of building a God-centered society is that it will teach by example, day after day. Rather than leading astray, with examples of unfaithfulness, dishonesty, and greed, our society can (or could) demonstrate the goodness of God's will. Every faithful husband is a reproach to the adulterer, and every adulterer is a … Continue reading When a plan comes together
A God-centered society
In order for the church to realize its potential as the "city set on a hill," we have to live our lives in a certain way. We must live in the fear of God, with everything done in awesome reverence for him. We must learn what he loves, and then love and do those things. … Continue reading A God-centered society
Never hit a girl
Never hit a girl. Where does that idea come from, and what are its traveling companions? I recently watched Miss Congeniality, starring Sandra Bullock, and the idea sprang unbidden to my mind that American culture is conveying a message about women that is incongruous with the old rule “never hit a girl.” In the movie, … Continue reading Never hit a girl
A dangerous illusion
In recent times, America has taken to debating what bathroom a person should use. This is an absurd thing to disagree about, since physical differences between boys and girls are obvious. The funny thing is, most of the people who are being so absurd aren't transgender. The push to normalize cross-dressing, gender-reassignment and putting men … Continue reading A dangerous illusion
Unreasonable “faith”
Perhaps nothing has done as much damage to the Christian religion as when the word “faith” was redefined to mean believing without a reason, or contrary to reason. It has caused Christians to become unskillful in the use of their God-given ability to reason. It did this by making reason seem unnecessary for a life … Continue reading Unreasonable “faith”
Another excess
This post will give more detail on the third of my complaints against those expound on predestination. The complaint is that they sometimes (not always) present the invitation to believe in Christ as superficial or insincere. If we believe that Jesus's death, resurrection, and the proclamation of his name throughout the world is insufficient to … Continue reading Another excess
