A Lot of People Feel That Way
The Preconditions of Cheerful Giving
“The Bible does tell us that God loves a cheerful giver (2 Cor. 9:7), but it does no good to harangue everybody with this glorious truth if the leadership of the church insists on doubling down on all the things that make cheerful giving impossible.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 101
Love and the Invoice
“You cannot love God whom you have not seen, if you do not love your brother, whom you have not paid.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 103
Behind the Scenes, Fires of November, a Few Squibs, and More Pictures Than Usual
Behind the Scenes: Some of the forces of diversity, as per their usual routine, spitting on the doors of our church office . . . Consider this as something of an inaugural round-up of sorts. So this last October, we here in Moscow had a little bit more excitement in the build up to November, …
Gushing No Good
“A poet who has mastered (by imitation) all the classic forms of poetry might be in a good position to develop a new and challenging form. But if he passes by all that, and sits down to write poetry that just expresses himself, then he is likely only to achieve a form of free verse that was invented by junior high girls who had just finished sobbing.”
Ploductivity, p. 82
Seedy Company
“Loose living can take many forms—raunchy movies, corrupt friends, ungodly parties, envious snark and complaining, and all the rest of that unsightly crew.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 100
The Great Justice Juke
Introduction: Allow me to explain how the Marxist enemies of the gospel did it. This is what we should see if we are looking intelligently at the game film. And we are quite willing to look intelligently at the game film, are we not? I want to provide you with this explanation because there was …
Audio Reading of Post
Gospel Logic
“Work for the work, not the award. Those who work for the work, and not the award, are—get this—more likely to win the award.”
Ploductivity, p. 81
That I Have Built
“When we have built something, the pride of man wants to look out over it all, like Nebuchadnezzar on the walls of Babylon, and somehow to take credit. This is the beginning of insanity.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. 97
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