On the way to the office/study this morning, I saw a blind man bravely crossing a busy intersection, an overweight couple jogging onward in their valiant battle against gluttony and the...
Dignified Dust
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The Christian Life
A Biblical Theology of Pleasure
(This article was published by The Gospel Coalition on July 13, 2021) God could have made all nutritious food taste like sawdust and given us an irresistible urge to eat it anyway. And...
Writing Ministry Update
I’m not sure how many people this affects, but for however many or few of you there are, I want to explain my blog intermittence in recent weeks; which will continue in coming months. You...
Relearning How to Say Hello and Goodbye
Seize Each Sneeze In my childhood, many Christians refused to say “God bless you” when others sneezed, in order to avoid perceived superstition. No one is sure when the sneeze blessing...
United Disagreement
It’s Not Been Our Finest Hour Let’s face it. This has been a bad couple of years for the American church. It’s not that things were all good before. They weren’t. Politics, COVID, racial...
Not Wholly True: The Sin of God-Plus Religion
The Sin of God-Plus Religion: How Whole Is Your Heart? Tale of a Divided Heart Solomon’s story is a warning shot. According to 1 Kings 11:1-11, this man who started very well, ended...
Aiming for God’s way through human words
His Way with Words offers perspectives that are relevant for our times. In it I try to express his (God’s) way—as best I can understand it—with my words. Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of my fellow elders. I am solely responsible for everything on this site.