“He certainly didn’t feel like he had decided anything. He felt decided upon. It was more like some kind of strange revolt had overtaken him from behind.”
Postscript
Last Monday I wrote about Minneapolis Burning, and I need to add an additional qualifier to what I said there. The article got a lot of traction, and there was one section in it which was a frequently cited pull quote — which is where the qualification needs to be made. This is what I …
Happens a Lot at Big Gatherings
Who Sent You Here?
“Preaching has fallen on evil days because the sermon is regarded as just another form of human speech, rather than a special genre. The preacher is just another Christian without any special authority; the pulpit (whether within the church or on those frontiers where the church addresses the world) is just another platform or lectern—sometimes (even worse) it is a private stage. And when preachers believe this way, they lack the courage to speak with authority and to bless.”
James Daane, in Olford, Anointed Expository Preaching, p. 3
Looking In, Looking Out
“Lambeth’s eyes were dark to begin with, but in that moment there had seemed to be layers of black malice going all the way down . . . He decided later on that he had realized in that moment, somehow, that if you looked into eyes like that long enough, a time would come when you would be looking out of eyes like that.”
The Content Cluster Muster (06.04.20)
Minneapolis Burning and Black Privilege: https://www.facebook.com/ChristKirk/videos/279323789915822 The Way It Ought to Be: A Time to Juxtapose . . .: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsLrTrAM3qk Of Course They Lied: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY5c3p1ZMd4 BRC Podcast: We're excited to debut our #SamePageSummer Bible Reading Challenge podcast! Our first episode is on the Gospel of John, featuring Dr Timothy Edwards and Jacob Rush. Be sure …
And Don’t Forget the Spine
“We need men with warm hearts, wet eyes, clear heads, and tongues aflame.”
Adrian Rogers, in the Foreword to Anointed Expository Preaching
Shady Covers It
“He had an affable face, one that didn’t mind spending time with you, and didn’t mind a couple of shades of dishonesty. Nothing black though. Gray tints were acceptable.”
The Nature of Reasonable Doubt
Introduction: So let me begin with the part that a lot of people are going to want to ignore. They will have to ignore it in order to say things like "how dare you?" but the need to say "how dare you?" ...
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Story Family Medicine
We have some friends here in Moscow who have been greatly blessed as they have started up a Direct Primary Care medical clinic. Their clinic is in growth mode, such that they are now looking for another doctor to join them. Here is the link for those interested in learning more about this opportunity, or …