You know how certain verses you’ve read many times suddenly smack you upside the head? I just read this from Paul: “If anyone does not love the Lord–a curse be on him. Come, O Lord!” (1 Cor. 16:22). I suspect that many evangelical Christians would be embarrassed by such talk, and if you told them that [...]
Archive for July, 2010
is this offensive?
Posted in Ethics, Theology on July 29, 2010 | 14 Comments »
ohio gets it. Go Bucks!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
competition
Posted in Theology on July 17, 2010 | 11 Comments »
This is a dangerous message that could easily be taken the wrong way, but I think that it may be useful–at least Paul seemed to think so (2 Cor. 8:8). Here is another trial balloon for Our Daily Journey. read > 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it [...]
it could be a tiny bit worse
Posted in miscellaneous on July 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This story is an exaggeration, but not by much. And here’s an idea if you’re shopping for a Clevelander who’s hard to buy for.
regret
Posted in Theology on July 15, 2010 | 10 Comments »
I just returned home from a talk given by Miroslav Volf at Eerdmans’ bookstore—and I want to relay a story he shared. Volf said that once he was having dinner with his dissertation supervisor, Jurgen Moltmann. Moltmann is widely held to be the second greatest living theologian, next to Pannenberg (note that “greatest” does not [...]
witness this
Posted in miscellaneous on July 8, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, Art Modell was on a Cleveland TV station telling us all to “deal with it quickly and move on.” So before I go to bed, here are my random thoughts. 1. I now know another human being that I am morally superior to. So there’s that. [...]
the kids aren’t all right
Posted in Ethics on July 7, 2010 | 15 Comments »
This weekend a new movie opens which would have been unimagineable (both scientifically and morally) just a few years ago. In The Kids Are All Right, the children of two lesbians search for their biological, sperm-donor dad. I obviously haven’t seen the movie, but I suspect that it will push the typical cultural message that non-traditional [...]
amplified
Posted in Theology on July 2, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Here is my latest entry for Our Daily Journey. It’s a thought that occurred to me, perhaps by the Spirit of God, as I attended Acton last week. read > Matthew 12:22-37 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its [...]
