[Concerning Matt. 6:2] “We often miss the earthy peasant humor of Christ (that He could use to devastating effect) because we read our Bibles through seven or eight layers of high gloss sanctimony. But Jesus was not afraid to make fun of what might be called tarantara tithers.”
As In, Write What You Know
Or Panel Discussions Either
“John the Baptist did not come out of the wilderness issuing invitations to seminars.”
Would Rather Not Decide
“If some profoundly needs to continue on with his conviction that we are the end product of so many millennia of blind evolution, and you obligate him to acknowledge a Creator God, the only two alternatives are anger or repentance. He does not want to stand at a that crossroads, and so he lashes out at the person who brought him there.”
Hate Farm Subsidies from the SPLC
Introduction: Comes now news that the SPLC has stepped on a rake. One of the earlier sensations that came to one was that of relief, as one reflected on the fact that schadenfreude is not expressly ...
Risky Safety
“Adam was in a momentous conflict before he sinned. God insists that we bet with real money. God requires us to risk things. This risk includes all that we hold dear, and to shrink back from it is to incur the displeasure of God. The wicked and lazy servant was the one who would not risk what had been entrusted to him. To play it safe is to play it dangerous.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 76
Missives on the Cusp of May
A surprise for somebody . . . Letter to the Editor: What advice do you have on helping kids and teenagers manage their emotions (feeling overwhelmed when things don’t go as planned ...
Rightly Ordered Hatred
“The shepherd must hate the wolves because he loves the sheep. If he hates the wolves because he loves to hate, then he is a wolf himself.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 75
Priorities
“Righteousness is more important than victory, and victory will only come to those who care about righteousness more than victory.”
No Such Thing as Bad Words, p. 74
Always the Keyboardist . . .
