This post is by a friend, and it gets to the heart of the problem many today have with the church; she calls it church PTSD. There’s been a lot said recently in the blogosphere about church attendance. I’ve scoured the various articles looking for a hint of a chance that someone understands my situation. A few have hinted at something close, but there really has been nothing that explains the depth of torn emotions I have on the subject. ... Read more
These pre WW2 photos are priceless stories, my favorite this homesteader gardening: Diversity sometimes means left-wing kinds of diversity according to Jonah Goldberg: Which brings us back to the sages of Swarthmore and Harvard. They at least understand that ideological diversity is actually, like, you know, a thing. They just think it’s a bad thing. More pernicious, however, is that they believe the question of justice is a settled matter. We know what justice is, so why let serious people... Read more
From CNN: Kris and I appreciated these words, and I wonder what you are thinking. (CNN) – The President has a message for young minority men who grew up like he did. “No excuses. Government, and private sector, and philanthropy, and all the faith communities, we all have a responsibility to help provide you the tools you need. We’ve got to help you knock down some of the barriers that you experience,” he said. “But you’ve got responsibilities too. And I... Read more
John Frye has written this post. Glittering Vices Part 1 We all need help with the seven deadly sins. Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is Professor of Philosophy at Calvin College. She has written a very readable, riveting, popular book about the seven deadly sins (capital vices) titled Glittering Vices: The Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies. Though it’s been around for five years now, I was recently introduced to it. I also met Dr. DeYoung today... Read more
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I recently received a copy of a new book Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering by Ronald Osborn courtesy of the publisher (IVP). This is not your typical coffee table book, although the imagery with which Osborn starts, Mana Pools in Zimbabwe, would fit right in … aside that is from the lions feasting on a fresh killed Cape buffalo. Three young females had taken down a Cape buffalo, which they had not yet... Read more
A friend sent me a picture of my The King Jesus Gospel, which his dog just loved! Read more
Sammy Rhodes: What would you add? (Starfish?) Illustrations are tricky. Charles Spurgeon said illustrations are like windows in a house. Too many and you’re left with no substance. Too few and you’re left with no light. If you’ve been around church for very long, you’ve probably heard a lot of them, some more than once. Illustrations basically come in three kinds: some good and powerful, some bad and awkward. And some good, but overdone—the ones that feel less like a... Read more
This post is by Sean Palmer. “You have to be $^$*%^*^* kidding me,” were the first words that came to mind. Six years ago I went to a denominational gathering. When I left my house, I’d been serving my current church almost 10 years. Two days after I came home, I was fired. They called it something else, but I was fired. Few things in my life hurt that badly. There were plenty of reasons why it was time for... Read more
So, what does it mean when someone says they are “anti Institutional church”? Frankly, I don’t know. We first have to describe an answer to this question, What is “institution”? before we can answer this one, What is “anti” institutional church? First, it appears to me that what most folks do is swap one kind of institutional church for another institutional church. It might gain traction to say you are against the Institutional Church but there is in the USA... Read more
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