Making our castle part of God’s kingdom

February 4, 2011 By 12 Comments
Even the laundry room is God's

G.K. Chesterton said that a person’s house is the one place in the world where they can still be unruly and do whatever they please. A homeowner “can put the carpet on the ceiling and the slates on the floor if he wants to,” said Chesterton, and barring modern contrivances like neighborhood covenants and restrictions, that’s still about right. In the streets, there are the police. At work, there is the boss. But at home, there is just you. Don’t forget the connection between the … [Read more...]

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Go ahead and live badly

January 19, 2011 By 17 Comments
Coming up short

Perhaps the most tiresome complaint about Christians is that they are hypocrites. Just typing the word makes me yawn. Yes, some professed believers are sanctimonious. Yes, some are false. Yes, some are even manipulative. But most are like me; they are garden-variety moral losers. And how boring is that? The majority of complaints about supposed hypocrisy are really complaints about moral weakness and failure, something that plagues everyone. Can it be any other way? Jesus tells us in … [Read more...]

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What goes into a man

May 14, 2010 By 8 Comments
What Goes Into a Man

It’s no small mercy that one of the most elevated human undertakings can occur during one of the most humbling. Yes, I’m talking about reading on the john. Stop blushing. You know you do it. Everyone does. I only wonder if we’re maximizing the experience. … [Read more...]

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