Theology That Bites Back
The main category for book reviews and cultural interaction.
Introduction: One lesson that is soon learned in pastoral ministry is that you don’t try to counsel people, or evangelize them either for that matter, when they are drunk. Save your energy for sweeping water uphill. But the tenderhearted feel so sorry for the person who is, um, impaired, that they want to step in …
“Every fruitful minister in the history of the world has routinely been in over his head. Trust God and go . . . And when you have done all, and you stand before your Maker—cut, bleeding, grimy, sweating, and breathing hard—you will say that you are an unworthy servant, and only did as you were instructed (Luke 17:10). If that. And he will say, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matt. 25:23). Enter into joy.”
Concise and to the Point, pp. 98-99
I would remind you all that I was out gallivanting for several weeks, and so did not have a letters section for you on Tuesdays, as was my wont. So we are back in the saddle now, but with one necessary ...
“Men who resent being warned are men who have already neglected too many warnings.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 97
Introduction: This is just a hat tip to a famous painting, and not a violation of the Second Commandment. At the triennial meeting of the CREC Council a few weeks ago, we adopted a memorial on ...
“As a red sky at evening predicts fair weather, so also bitter betrayals are often the prelude to great blessings. Some of the greatest blessings in my life have happened in just this way. What I wouldn’t have wished for for anything is now ranked with those things that I wouldn’t trade for anything.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 96
“Trimmers, patchers, managers, and other unreliable friends will not hesitate to tell you to lie if lying might make a problem disappear. They will not think of it as a lie, but what it actually is matters. A lie can never be fixed with another lie, not even a flattering one. Any kind of lie, even a peacemaking one, will sap the strength of your ministry. We are to speak the truth in love—but it must be the truth.”
Concise and to the Point, p. 95
Introduction: In the year 2009, an army psychiatrist named Major Nidal Hassan shot up an army base, killing 13 people at Ft. Hood. After a death sentence was pronounced a few years later, and after ...
Love and Ruination: An Engaging Tale of Two Clashical Christian Schools: Chapter Seven (I skipped a chapter so you might get to know Suzanne a bit) In the meantime, Suzanne was getting her feet under her as well. She did not have anyone like Broderick to deal with, but there were still issues. There are …
