“God never establishes Himself as an individual’s Father without giving that person countless brothers and sisters. This is another way of saying that there is no salvation outside the church.”
The Cultural Mind, pp. 234-235
The Almost Christmas 2022 Letters
Letter to the Editor: I am working on a sermon on idolatry and remember you recommending Schlossberg’s “Idols for Destruction” on your Plodcast, along with another book on idolatry. ...
Trump, NFTs, Fremdschämen, and More
Introduction: First, the definitions. Trump, well, you know that one. NFTs stands for "Non-Fungible Tokens,"which is a cryptographic asset embedded in a block chain, meaning that it has a distinct ...
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Drink for the Soul
“As for the wine, it is a good thing—‘the earth is the Lord’s and all it contains’ (1 Cor. 10:26, NASB). Wine gladdens the heart of man, and when taken in faith at the Lord’s Table, it straightens out the heart of man.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 227
Of Course
Of the Body
“Our central hope is the resurrection of the dead, the resurrection of the body, ten toes and all.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 226
Where Down is Up
“In every culture, pride is seen as a challenge to the established god and humility is seen as obeisance before that god. In modern America, the reigning ‘god’ is the individual self. Confidence about anything other than self is therefore dismissed as arrogance. In other words, arrogance (biblically defined) is the one thing that is not seen as arrogance, and every form of biblical humility is redefined as a form of pride. The man who says, ‘The Bible teaches . . .’ is, by definition, a proud man. By contrast, the man who says, ‘It seems to me . . .’ is defined as humble. But the former is pointing away from himself entirely, while the second fellow is talking about his own thoughts and feelings, and nothing else.”
The Cultural Mind, pp. 219-220
A Meditation on Narnian Snow
Introduction: Try to ignore the Narnian barbecue set in the background there. Either that, or classify it as being in the same category as Mrs. Beaver's sewing machine. I will begin with an odd ...
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Efficacy in Worship
“The title deed to the world is in the hand of Jesus Christ. But the hand of Jesus Christ is part of His body—and we are that body . . . We have a battering ram about which the lords and princes of this world know nothing, and every Lord’s Day we take another swing at their gates with it.”
The Cultural Mind, p. 215
Someone Said, Not Sure Who, Let’s Have Some Letters
Special Notice: The letters feature will probably be a little thin this morning. Few things are as important as attending to your letters, but going off to meet my latest grandchild, just lately arrived, ...