>Honestly, we all do. We want people to think we're well adjusted, happy, successful, smart. Some of us settle for normal. Is that a problem?There is a tension in the Bible on this. Ultimately, we are to care first and foremost what God thinks of us not not strive to please men or earn their … Continue reading >Care about what people think?
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>The Church as Mother
> "No one can have God as Father who does not have the Church as Mother". So argued Cyprian in the early third century. His words would not be accepted by large swaths of Protestantism today as a Roman Catholic perversion of true heart religion (never mind that in the third century there was no … Continue reading >The Church as Mother
>Tug of War Over Jesus
>In response to a newsweek article on a meeting of moderate Christians to think through, in preparation for the 2012 campaigns, a response to the religious rights rhetoric, Jason Stellman (Creed Code Cult) raises the questions, "How ought the Reformed Christian to react to all this? What should be our response to learning that, come … Continue reading >Tug of War Over Jesus
>A Conference I’ll be Skipping
>Just ran across this:Providential History Festival Promo from ProvHistory on Vimeo.Nope, don't think I'll be attending. Besides the hokeyness of it, it's promoted by the Chalcedon foundation - a "Christian educational organization devoted to research, publishing, and promoting Christian reconstruction in all areas of life." Sound good, but not so much. Here's a little more … Continue reading >A Conference I’ll be Skipping
>Zombies are on the Move
>My favorite TV show this fall has been AMC's The Walking Dead - which probably means it will only last a season or two. Thanks Doug for telling me about it.Russell Moore writes a blog on Christian Ethics that I frequent. This past week he posted about why zombies are making a comeback in American … Continue reading >Zombies are on the Move
