Changing the Focus
“Our evangelism is not an attempt to helicopter victims out of a disaster area, but rather is the work of rebuilding a disaster area.”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. x
The Sum of All
“Worshiping God is not a means to another end. Worshiping God is the highest calling that any human being has, or that the entire human race has. It requires no other justification. Whatever we do, it should drive us to this great end. Whatever you do, it should culminate here, in the glorification of God. There is great wisdom in the first question of the Westminster Shorter Catechism here. This is our chief end”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. ix
Afghan Travesty
Introduction: The feckless American retreat from Afghanistan needs to be marked down as one of the more remarkable combinations of high hubris and low incompetence ever accomplished. The ...
Remember the Point
“What is this structure for? When the structure is a church, the answer should obviously be that it was built to glorify God. But even this has to be connected to subordinate functions. A church building glorifies God in the architecture itself, but also in how it houses the singing acoustically, and whether it is obvious that the preaching occupies a central place, and so forth”
Let the Stones Cry Out, p. v.
Letters From All Over
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And Which Reveals a Lot
“Culture is the spiritual state of the people externalized.”
Devoured by Cannabis, p. 97
The Scouring of the American Shire
"Do you not yet understand? My time is over: it is no longer my task to set things to rights, nor to help folk to do so. And as for you, my dear friends, you will need no help. You are grown up ...
Culture Are Not Static
“Notice that Paul says that Cretans are a particular way, but notice also that he tells Titus to rebuke them sharply so that they can learn how to be different. In other words, he is not fatalistic about it. Cultures can grow in virtue, and cultures can also be corrupted in vice.”
Devoured by Cannabis, p. 83