“Many who claim to love Jesus with their theology hate the poor with their economics, and I think we should stop being okay with that” (Rules, p. 242).
Two Ways to Go, and One of Them’s Bad
“There are only two forms of engagement that Christians can engage in — we must either adopt a transformationalist approach or a compromising approach. If we are not going to go the escapist route, waiting for the rapture, we must either take every thought captive, or we must split the difference” (Rules, p. 241)
Stand By For a Little GIF Experiment . . .
No Substitute
“If we are going to be engaged in true cultural reformation, we need a gospel that kicks the devil in the teeth. And that means it must be a message of penal, substitutionary, vicarious blood-bought atonement. When it comes to this substitute, we must accept no substitutes” (Rules, p. 239).
Among the First Responders
Brussels is only 200 miles from London. I live 2,500 miles from Washington, D.C. Perhaps you see where this is going. We are living in a time of enormous upheaval. Some of it is good, lots of it is bad, and all of it is challenging. The Brexit exit was one of the good things, …
Review: Three Men in a Boat
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome My rating: 4 of 5 stars Very enjoyable, a lot of fun, and some glorious writing. Some laugh out loud spots, not unlike Wodehouse. View all my reviews
Atheist Debate War Stories
I am currently in Atlanta for the ACCS conference — and what a great time that is — but it turns out that John Lennox was also in town for another conference just a stone’s throw away, and through a fortuitous set of circumstances, we wound up seated next to each other at dinner last …
Review: Hammer of God
Hammer of God by Bo Giertz My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is a collection of three loosely related novellas about the “cure of souls” in Lutheran Sweden. It is all very good, and parts of it are glorious. I think it would be particularly encouraging to pastors involved in the hard slog …
On Sharing Our Manna
All right. So there are several threads to tie together here, re: Falwell and Moore. First I need to address the lame defense of himself that Jerry Falwell Jr. gave. “Honored for same hypocrites who accused Jesus of being a friend of publicans and sinners to be targeting me over a decades old mag cover!” …
Just to Make It More Interesting: A Guest Post
I got a letter from a friend about my post on Russell Moore, and I asked him if he could rework it a bit and I would run it as a guest post. I would then reply (which I will probably do tomorrow morning). He said sure, but wanted to post as “a friend.” That’s …