Perfect Confidence
I’ve noticed a theme on the radio lately. There seems to be an obsession with perfection. And it seems that even superstars are feeling like they can’t live up to this pressure. Many of our celebrities are showing their own…
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What is the mission of the church?
[vimeo 25624674 w=400 h=225] Gospel, Mission, and the Church from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo. HT: Justin Taylor
Public Figures and Celebrities: A Key Distinction
A friend dropped me a note on Saturday to say, somewhat tongue in cheek, that I was becoming a celebrity by virtue of my anti-celebrity writing. I do not wish to prolong my anti-celebrity rants any more, having said all…
Public Figures and Celebrities: A Key Distinction
A friend dropped me a note on Saturday to say, somewhat tongue in cheek, that I was becoming a celebrity by virtue of my anti-celebrity writing. I do not wish to prolong my anti-celebrity rants any more, having said all…
“Softening the Character of God”
The cross is the perfect statement both of God’s wrath against sin and of the depth of his love and mercy in the recovery of the damaged creation and its damagers. God’s mercy, patience, and love must be fully…
Reading Reflection:
Girls Gone Wise, Mary Kassian ( Moody, 2010) This summer I am doing a mother-daughter book club using this book. We are about to meet for our second study. One chapter is on the differing roles of men and women. …
Books by Nancy Guthrie
I appreciate the work of Nancy Guthrie. I recommend you check out the following books: Discovering Jesus in the Old TestamentThis is a year’s worth of readings from the Old Testament demonstrating how Christ is present in (not simply read…
Cassandra says, Beware the new Donatism.
Donatism is an early church heresy that seems to be making something of a comeback in the modern church. Put simply, in its original context, the debates about Donatism in the ancient church swirled around the issue of rebaptism for…
Cassandra says, Beware the new Donatism.
Donatism is an early church heresy that seems to be making something of a comeback in the modern church. Put simply, in its original context, the debates about Donatism in the ancient church swirled around the issue of rebaptism for…
Which morality? Whose hypocrisy?
One of the things the non-Christian world does so relentlessly, and often rather accurately, is mock the inconsistencies and hypocrisies of the church. Of course, the Bible does the same, as anyone who has read Judges or any of the…