It's been a week filled with all kinds of hoopla in Christian blogger-land. I believe the issue is much bigger than the players involved, so I'll stick to the bare facts for starters. On one side, we have an ultra popular Christian author for (Jen Hatmaker) who came out on her blog in support of... Continue Reading →
The Old Cross and Modern Thought
"Leave Christ out? O my brethren, better leave the pulpit out altogether. If a man can preach one sermon without mentioning Christ's name in it, it ought to be his last, certainly the last that any Christian ought to go to hear him preach." Charles Spurgeon "There has come in modern times a new cross... Continue Reading →
Pure and Bold, Like a Child
Been on a bit of a writing break, bear with me while I try and get back into the swing of things! I'll start off today with some classic truth from one of my favorites... The men Jesus chose as His disciples were not exactly the most mature or qualified people for the job at... Continue Reading →
What costs nothing is worth nothing
"There is a common, worldly kind of Christianity in this day, which many have, and they think they have enough - a cheap Christianity which offends nobody and requires no sacrifice - which costs nothing and is worth nothing." J.C. Ryle When the Pope visited the US recently, one of the funniest headlines I read... Continue Reading →
Don’t Ask Me… Ask God
Would you hit "send" on this one? I just couldn't help myself. I wanted to write more. I wanted to tell this lady that I understand this thirst and this searching, but running to a human to point you to another human is like taking a big trip around a cul-de-sac; it's short and you... Continue Reading →
Time for some sifting and separating…
"The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. But when the grain had sprouted and produced a crop, then the tares also appeared. So the servants of the owner came and... Continue Reading →
The “Nothing in Particular” Crowd
There was a survey out this week saying that Christianity in America is on the decline. Seventy percent of us still identify as 'Christian' in some kind of way, but apparently that majority is shrinking. The percentage of people identifying themselves as "nothing in particular" grew by leaps and bounds. Nothing in particular, because church is... Continue Reading →
Know the Genuine from the Counterfeit
This past week I have been all aflutter with the news that the very prominent megachurch duo Joel and Victoria Osteen made some "questionable at best, blasphemous at worst" kind of remarks and, thanks to social media, are being called out on it. For whatever reason, nothing rolls my socks as much as false and... Continue Reading →
Into the Foolishness of God 