“We do not belong to ourselves because we did not make ourselves” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 120). … [Read more...]
Kind of a Meta Problem
Anything Consistent with His Own Nature and Character
“God can do absolutely anything that is consistent with who He has always been” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 120). … [Read more...]
Fatherhood the Font
“He is the eternal Father. Because we believe in Him, this means that we believe that fatherhood is the ultimate font of all things, the ultimate reality” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 120). … [Read more...]
Racism Inflation
No, let me correct that. We have entered an era of racism hyper-inflation. And what that does, in every instance, is debase the currency. The word and the offense is it supposed to represent have become meaningless, devoid of content, a null set, a big nothing. And it is the … [Read more...]
We Are Obtained
“People don’t go to Heaven. Heaven comes and gets us . . . Salvation, in order for it to occur at all, has to be a salvation that fetches us” (Mere Fundamentalism, pp. 117-118). … [Read more...]
Letters from You’uns
Book List? If you were to create a list of books to equip men who are not able to attend seminary but yet have a desire to know God, to enjoy Him, and to help others do the same, what would it include? I’m thinking of a list along the lines of Dr. Eliot’s five foot bookshelf … [Read more...]
A Relationship That Is Alive
“Salvation is not about getting into the swankiest country club ever. It is not about manicured lawns, or drinking 80 proof ambrosia out of crystal cups. It is about the relationship between God and man” (Mere Fundamentalism, p. 116). … [Read more...]
Financial Friction in Marriage
Dear Jon and Diane, Thanks for your questions, and I hope I might be in some position to help. When it comes to help for married couples in dealing with their “issues,” there are generally three areas where most of the action or conflict occurs. Most marriage counseling is … [Read more...]
Enlarged for Joy
“Think of the love of God as a vast infinite ocean, an ocean of liquefied light. Our resurrection bodies are containers that have been specially fashioned to be able to hold it—to hold it in fullness, and without any leakage whatever. Now there is nothing mercenary about it if we … [Read more...]
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