“I ask that Your Spirit would move in clear ways
That were obviously never ginned up by us.”
21 Prayers, p. 101
The Grace of Wrong Answers, Marked with a Red Pen
Introduction: Let's talk about socialism in the light of the last judgment. Some of the following was churned up in my mind through my discussion with Joe Rigney last week (see below). As I have ...
Dried Walnut Hearts
“I ask that Christ would now live in our mouths,
Inhabiting our hearts, and dwell in our lives.
I ask You to break up our little dried walnut hearts
And sweep up the pieces to throw them away.”
21 Prayers, p. 98
Christian Guardrails
“In order for genuine liberty to be extend to non-Christians, it is essential that non-Christians not be allowed to define genuine liberty. The blind should not lead the blind, as someone once taught us . . . If Jesus is Lord, the liberty of those who don’t believe in Him are far more secure than the liberties of everybody in the hands of a Caesar who answers to no one above him.”
Book of the Month/April 2025
If you are a word geek, as I am afraid that I am, you like to read books written by word geeks. This happened to me again recently, and I thought I should tell you about it. This book is by John McWhorter, a professor at Columbia, and is called Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue. As …
Seems That Way
Why Not a Wise Christian?
“There are often occasions for many to trot out that apocryphal Luther quote about preferring to be governed by a wise Turk than a foolish Christian. Right, but what if you get a foolish Turk?”
Which Maketh No Sense
“Secularism is the idea that it is possible for a society to function as a coherent unit without reference to God. It is the idea that a culture can operate on the basis of a metaphysical and religious agnosticism. It is the idea that we can understand what human rights are without knowing what a human being actually is.”
Mere Christendom, p. 3
Straight Up Declared
“Great Father in Heaven, I ask You this morning,
For Your gospel declared, straight up declared,
And that Your people would hear and receive it
As the true gospel, straight into their hearts.”
21 Prayers, p. 97
The Revival of Ages
“Grant us right now the revival of ages—
Just nod Your head, and it will be done.
Just nod Your head, and it is done for Your now.
All it would take from You is a word.
I pray that Your Spirit would fall down upon us
From unlikely directions, from every direction.
Surprise us, I ask. Upend us, I pray.
Completely undo us, and remake us all over . . .
Build a great church here, a tower of grace,
With thousands upon thousands of stones that are living.”
21 Prayers, p. 93