Here are words, and both Psalm 9 and 10 can be read after the jump, that many feel, that many want to say, that many are afraid to say, especially in public, that the psalmist says and with eloquence and genuine emotion: 9:19 Rise up, Lord! Don’t let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence! 9:20 Terrify them, Lord! Let the nations know they are mere mortals! (Selah) 10:1 Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention... Read more
This letter comes from a reader, and it’s a good framing of a vital way of approaching the homosexual debate in the church. The essence of it is this: if polygamy was wrong and polygamists both remained within the people of God and were even seen as super saints (like Abraham or David), why not the same with homosexuality? I’d be interested in what you have to say so I’ll hold back for now. Dear Scot, I have been thinking... Read more
This book proposes a “new city commons” and it does on the basis of a singular text in Jeremiah. James Davison Hunter, in his new book, (To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World ), suggests that Jeremiah 29:4-7 offers a 4th Way, a way beyond Right and Left and Neo-Anabaptist, and a way that is beyond politicization of the faith and beyond Constantinianism. Here is the text from Jeremiah — “seek... Read more
Right over our fence in our neighbor’s yard. There are five of them, and this one walked right up to me. Cool. Click on the photo and you can see those eyes. Read more
We are reading and blogging about James Davison Hunter’s proposals about how to change culture, and another book came our way leading me to this claim: it is as difficult to change culture as it is to manufacture a revival. The book that came our way is by Mark Shaw and is called Global Awakening: How 20th-century Revivals Triggered a Christian Revolution . Shaw proposes a comprehensive theory of how revivals work, and he also examines eight revivals from all... Read more
What do you think? From CNN.com: (CNN) — In a move likely to earn him few Facebook friend requests from tweens, a New Jersey middle school principal is calling for parents to yank their children from all social-networking sites. Anthony Orsini sent an e-mail blast to the Benjamin Franklin Middle School community in Ridgewood, New Jersey, on Wednesday, urging parents to take down their children’s online profiles on Facebook and elsewhere. “There is absolutely no reason for any middle school student... Read more
The Eucharist, whether you celebrate and participate daily, weekly, monthly or otherwise, needs to be seen as a Table instead of an Altar. The apostle Paul calls it the “Lord’s Table” in 1 Cor 10:1 and on the table food was served. At the altar, blood was spilled or poured out; what was sacrificed in the Temple was then eaten at the Table. The Altar for the Christian is the Cross; the Table is for the Lord’s Supper. At the... Read more
Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way that leads to eternal life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
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