This set of observations was offered by David Gushee, an ethicist of some note with Mercer University. Not only are the homosexual activists declaring a premature victory in the sexual culture wars, but they have also begun discussions on how much damage we Christians did in the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Michael and Jennifer
We live in a day when the institution of marriage is under assault. Not only are many powerful voices clamoring for a fundamental redefinition of marriage, we are also faced with the confusion of many Christians in how to respond to it. We know that something is drastically … [Read more...]
A Little Black Twisty Thing
As Christians continue to process the ramifications of the Supreme Court's supreme arrogance on the same sex mirage issue, one of the things we must continue to remember to do is review the basics. This of course will include constantly reviewing what the Scriptures explicitly … [Read more...]
Just Like Tomorrow Morning Is
With the Supreme Court doing its part today to advance the homosexual agenda, while trying not to provoke a major backlash, as happened with Roe v. Wade, I thought a little encouragement for the saints might be in order. All this reminds us again that there is no political … [Read more...]
The Dawn of a New Day
This is just a brief note about the Supreme's latest on the same sex mirage issue. I don't want to say very much before all the legal ramifications are clear (they appear to be mixed), but at the very least, the force of Scalia's dissent should indicate that we are still in the … [Read more...]
Jabba the Hutt With a Thyroid Condition
Chesterton observed -- and why wouldn't he? -- that we drastically misunderstand the nature of our sin and rebellion. We like to flatter ourselves in our discontent, saying that the spirit of rebellion rises up within us because of all the things that are wrong. But the reality … [Read more...]
Legally Speaking
"Not that they knew about it at the time, but Shattuck had pulled all their shirts up over their heads and rolled all their socks down, creating a little black wool bead around the tops of their expensive Italian shoes" (Evangellyfish, p. 164). … [Read more...]
A Basic Character Trait
"Forgiveness comes from someone whose heart is disposed to kindness and tenderheartedness; we are therefore talking not merely about isolated acts of forgiveness, but also about a deep-rooted disposition to forgive. A forgiving heart is a character trait" (For a Glory and a … [Read more...]
And Not By Dumbing Down
"Learning how to preach to children may make them better preachers in general" (Broadus, Preparation and Delivery, p. 115). … [Read more...]
Love and Liberty
"At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" (Ps. 16: 11) The Basket Case Chronicles #119 “If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. But if any man say … [Read more...]
To a Chair in the Basement
Allow me first to draw your attention to this fine post, with which I largely agree. But then, if I may, I would like to ladle some generous helpings of my own brown gravy complications over top the roast beef of our agreement. So to speak. This is another way of saying that I … [Read more...]
But Hardly Anybody Has Gray Eyes
"With that, Radavic swiveled his head and looked straight at Rourke with what he thought was a steely, gray-eyed gaze, like in those TV legal-office drama shows, at an especially tense moment when one of the handsome actors rivets another handsome actor with an unshakable and … [Read more...]
Forgiveness in Marriage
"We must deal with the fact that marriage means marriage of a sinner to a sinner . . . in order to deal with sin rightly, we have to understand forgiveness, and anyone who wants to be married in this fallen world without understanding forgiveness is frankly out of his mind" (For … [Read more...]
Down the Sinkhole
The issue before us now is not whether Snowden is an admirable and trustworthy character. The thing we should care about is whether the people pursuing him are trustworthy, and the manifest answer is that they are not. The issue is not whether the countries that Snowden has … [Read more...]
One of Those Circus Ponies
So what about today? Does the Leviticus 20:13 still apply today in a judicial fashion? Or could it? I will be getting to that shortly, and will be clear as a bell in my reply. But to the murky, all things will remain murky. But a few observations first. These initial … [Read more...]
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