In response to something I wrote recently, a friend of mine, wrote this to me: “For Christ-followers to get worked up over politics, is to fall right into the devil's scheme to make us ineffectual in our faith. Some of us are called to enter the political arena (or have come to faith while serving …
The “Full Gospel”
Is John MacArthur Right About Social Justice? (Part 3 of 6) “The story of the fall from the book of Genesis tells of relational damage in four directions: between the self and God, the self and the self, the self and other people, and the self and the created order. The gospel story must …
On Fear and Anger (Why so many people voted for and continue to endorse Donald Trump’s presidency) Part 1 of 2
“When Christianity is seen as a political project in search of a gospel useful enough to advance its worldly agenda, it will end up pleasing those who make politics primary, while losing those who believe the Gospel.” Russell Moore in a lecture called, “Can the Religious Right Be Saved?” I’ve been reluctantly, yet under an …
A Comic, a Candidate, and a Few Bad Cops
What Do They Have in Common? “Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you.” Wendell Berry The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Proverbs 29:7 I offer these brief thoughts as sort of an addendum to my previous posts called, “What Should …