Problems 360
“When you enroll in a math class, you will have math problems. Those math problems are not an argument for staying out of the class. When you resolve to follow Jesus Christ, you will have ‘following Jesus Christ’ problems. If He gives you victory, you will have victory temptations, like Gideon. If He gives you …
Not Inscrutable at All
“The God of Romans 1 is not a generic god, and He is not inscrutable. The miserable wretches described in Romans 1 only wish He were inscrutable” (Empires of Dirt, p. 114).
A Primer on Theocracies
Introduction: A number of years ago, John Piper was being given some grief for having anything to do with me, and he was handling some hot grounders on the subject. In one Q & A, the topic came up (and I think the issue was something federal-visiony), and so he answered the question. He said …
And No Bowler Hats Either
“We are not called to tiptoe and mime our way across the public square” (Empires of Dirt, p. 109).
Letters From All Over Tarnation
The Bitterness Juke: Sometimes we preach the thing we most need to hear. And how often we think it’s ‘just the other guy!’ In a recent post you mention bitterness. I wholeheartedly agree that it’s important to be free from bitterness. But here’s my concern: it seems that some of this ‘bitterness’ talk in our circles is, …
All the Time
“I am not an American for six days and a Christian for one. Rather, I am a baptized Christian all the time, a husband all the time, a father all the time, a neighbor all the time, and a citizen all the time. And I have to figure out the hierarchical layers of these responsibilities, …
The Image of God and Life Between the Sexes
Introduction: People of course disagree about things, and one of the biggest things they differ on is the meaning and magnitude of their disagreements. One man’s adiaphora is another man’s summum bonum, one man’s mox nix is another man’s—oh I don’t know— buttterfly’s boots. I hope I am making myself clear. Let me start over. …
Who Makes the Call?
“Just war theory is meant to be applied by those making the decision to go to war, and not to be applied by every infantryman or sailor who might be participating in the conflict. Those making the decision generally do have the facts they need to have in order to make a just decision, and …
Peppery Jazz
