Many years ago, when our church was just beginning to take ourselves seriously as a real church, the newly formed elder board decided to talk through basic Christian doctrines. One of our first topics was, “What is the Gospel?” It just seemed to make sense that if we were going to be a Bible-believing and […]
I was listening to an interview with Rosaria Butterfield and she said some things that got me to thinking. You can listen to her interview here. She just published a book called The Gospel Comes With A House Key. I now have it on my audible but haven’t listened to it yet. But, I digress. She said […]
A few people have asked questions regarding what I said about laughing at people who are flaunting and recruiting people to their sinful lifestyles. You can see that post here. One question was, “How should I react when I go into a coffeeshop and see a fellow all dressed up like a woman, sitting reading a […]
When I was a little boy, my brother and I noticed a fellow who was doing something we thought was very funny. We started pointing and laughing but when my mother saw what we were laughing at, she told us to “stop that, you’re being mean. That man has something wrong in his head and […]
When I was in seminary, I found myself in an odd discussion with a fellow student about whether anything objective or real happened inside or to an individual when he becomes a Christian. I think it is odd because how could anyone think that nothing happens to a person when they believe. I suppose he […]
I was reading CS Lewis’ That Hideous Strength, or rather listening to it, and came across this description. I thought it was pretty wonderful. To make it even better, you should read the book, which is also wonderful. The third Jane was a new and unexpected visitant. Of the first there had been traces in […]
The following are areas of the Christian walk the normal Christian is participating in. When Jesus said, “let him deny himself, and take up your cross daily, and follow me” (Lk 9:23), this is what he was talking about. There is a temptation to read this list and turn it into a series of academic […]
Hi Wilma, I know I told you I wouldn’t contact you unless you asked. But as I read through your last note, it is very clear that you haven’t understood some things. Please know I’m not asking you anything about your behavior. I’m not counseling you. I just thought it would be good to write […]
Dear Mable, You asked what a godly wife looks like, so here goes. First, in order to talk about a godly wife, we need to talk about what godly means. Of course, a wife is someone who is married to a husband. That part is easy. But godly, now there’s the rub. What does godly […]
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