>In the past two weeks it has become more difficult to be a Christian on a secular campus (like it wasn't hard enough). I'm sure many of you have seen these news reports, but in case you haven't, they are worth taking a look at.First, in MI, Julea Ward lost her law suit against EMU. … Continue reading >Tougher to be a Christian in a University This Week
culture
>The Gospel and Social Transformation
>I ran across these insightful thoughts by Mark Dever via Kevin DeYoung's blog (via Justin Taylor's blog). Dever offers "35 somewhat overlapping statements as a pastor to pastors concerning the topic of the congregation’s responsibility for its wider community." I'll not copy and paste all 35, but here's a few of the most important (in … Continue reading >The Gospel and Social Transformation
>More on Evangelicalism from McGrath (last installment)
>I finished McGrath's book a while ago but have been waiting to post on it till after we finished discussing it as a staff, knowing those discussions would bring additional insights.Again, let me say that I think McGrath's book is really, really good - insightful, hopefully, optimistic and yet critical as well. I tend to … Continue reading >More on Evangelicalism from McGrath (last installment)
>Is there a reset button somewhere?
> Have you ever wished you could unlearn or unthink something. I'm there now. A train of thought and study that began over a year ago has left me incredibly uncomfortable in my evangelical skin. It started with one question that led to another, and another, etc. I wish, honestly, there was a reset button, … Continue reading >Is there a reset button somewhere?
>Does God Care Who Loves Whom
>I haven't ever posted a sermon on my blog before, but I couldn't figure out how to get this posted any other way - the old Connexion site is down and I don't have control over the new one. Anyway, the topic of homosexuality and the church/Christians is one we don't talk about often at … Continue reading >Does God Care Who Loves Whom