“It is quite possible to glean wisdom from a donkey (Num. 22:31), but this is very different from seeking wisdom among the donkeys.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 81
Letters to Cleanse the Palate
Letter to the Editor: Spot on! And don't forget that Adam created and applied a taxonomical nomenclature to every living creature in, like, a day. We're still trying to figure out what to ...
Sourcing the Golden Calf
“All truths are God’s truths, this is true. But it is also the case that an all lies are the devil’s lies. And all good lies claim to be true. All gold is God’s gold, and all fool’s gold is the devil’s gold. Speaking of plundering the Egyptians, all gold is God’s gold, and all the gold that Egyptians gave the Israelites was God’s gold, but some of it still wound up in the golden calf.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 81
Product Limitations
“An unbeliever can offer to sell me oil that will make my hands slippery. That is within his right and capacity, and we have no reason to object to his attempting to do so. But he has no right to sell me oil that will remove guilt and shame. That really is blasphemy. He has no authorization to sell me love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, or self-control—and it does not matter whether he makes such promises through the medium of oils, crystals, joy pills in a bottle, lying on his couch to relate my dreams, or drawing energy from my third chakra.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 80
Duly Noted
Assigned Duties
“Pastors can fail at their assigned task, but it by no means follows from this that the task was somehow not assigned to them. You can only fail a class that you were enrolled in.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 79
Triumphant Sorrow
Photo credit: Lisa Hughes Today is the anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s promotion to glory, and I can’t let the day pass without saying something for the moment. When I think of Charlie’s gifted and dogged affability, it is no mystery to me that the enemies of God would want to take him out. What remains …
The Cure of Souls and Counseling
“So when wise pastors help their people with challenges such as depression, anxiety, sexual trauma, eating disorders, obsessive behaviors, and so on, they are not doing so as hacks and amateurs. They are trained in the Scriptures, and the Scriptures are sufficient for reproof, correction, and training in righteousness.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 79
Letters in a September Hue
Letter to the Editor: This all reminds me of a lesson I taught a few years ago to my 6th grade choir. The demographic of the group was 70% boys and 30% girls. While we sang 90% of the time ...
The American Creedle
Introduction: I would like to draw your attention to comments that were recently made by Neil Gorsuch, one of the more sensible members of our Supreme Court. And, as those comments should reveal, it ...