Why Is America Still Sending Long Term Missionaries?
When engaging in cross-cultural ministry, the key thing is building relationships – relationships of mutual trust, mutual respect, mutual understanding. This takes time. In the story of the Tower of Babel, God confuses the languages of mankind. That’s why there will always be a need for long term missionary personnel – men and women who... Continue Reading
God for Obamacare …Dr. Ben Carson’s Heresy
Was Dr. Carson out of line for bringing up healthcare at the National Prayer Breakfast?
In truth, what certain members of the media object to is “the mere fact that Carson publicly disagreed with Obama on healthcare, especially in the context of faith. For liberal Democrats, conservative Republicans should never use their faith to disagree; only liberal Democrats enjoy such freedoms. I could give a thousand examples illustrating the point;... Continue Reading
Thoughts on the Insanity and Absurdity of Sending Our Wives and Daughters into Combat and Three Egalitarian Myths
While men and women are equal in many ways, there are distinctions that must also be considered when it comes to combat
The juggernaut of social and cultural irrationality has now spread from the laughable and the ridiculous to the dangerous and the frightening, as a nation sacrifices its wives and daughters by sending them into combat at the inevitable expense of national security, combat integrity, military effectiveness and efficiency. My wife is Cindy. Cindy and... Continue Reading
This Lent I Am Giving Up . . . Reticence
Is Lent the unholy elevation of something not mandated by the Word of God?
I find it odd that some of the very people who obsess about contextualization and resist ‘religion’ have swallowed hook, line and sinker the empty traditions of men, that the men who wear Mickey Mouse T-shirts (quite literally) all the year round besides dress in somber suits every April, telling us with one breath that... Continue Reading
The Defender of Faith
Archbishop of Canterbury: Need to acknowledge the problems of living in a society in which the state increasingly acts as the only moral authority.
By some measures, Britain is the least religious country in the developed world. Some 64 per cent of us do not set foot in any place of worship in a year, according to the British Social Attitudes survey, a higher proportion than anywhere else in the world. Only half of us say that religion is... Continue Reading
Canadian Leader: Evangelicals Are Un-Canadian
Mulcair accuses evangelicals of going "completely against" Canadian values and law with their beliefs about homosexuality
Crossroads’ water project partner group in Africa, Victory Outreach Ministries, states on its website that while homosexuality is sinful, gays are “created in God’s image, and we condemn the activities of those who are violent towards gays.” Don Hutchinson, with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, said Mulcair should know the Supreme Court has ruled religious... Continue Reading
Sin at the Clearance Rack
A bargain diva will tell you: Pride isn't just for big-spenders
In his book Issues Facing Christians Today, theologian John Stott identifies three sins associated with money: “materialism (an obsession with things), asceticism (an austerity which denies the good gifts of the Creator), and pharisaism (binding one another with rules.)” I doubt he had frugalistas in mind, but the shoe certainly fits. I love fashion.... Continue Reading
Communication in Marriage is Important
To be known and still be loved is one of the supreme goals of marriage
Communication involves a kind of nakedness. In some situations, nakedness can be very embarrassing. At other times, it can be supremely exhilarating. So it is with communication. When communication is carried on in a proper way in marriage, it yields unspeakable pleasure. When if fails, the result is two people going back into hiding. ... Continue Reading
4 Reasons Why the Trinity Should Be a Common Part of Your Pulpit Ministry
When we speak of God, we should speak in Trinitarian language
If you commonly reference the Trinity in your pulpit ministry, your hearers will naturally pick up an orthodox view of the Trinity, which will provide them with a foundation on which to answer the various false gods, false religions, and cults in their surrounding communities. The Trinity is one of the most essential distinguishing doctrines... Continue Reading
Downton Abbey as a Jane Austen style Tragedy
Compared to Austen, Downton Abbey lacks a sense of moral seriousness
I have come to the conclusion that the best way to continue enjoying Downton is to re-read it as an Austenesque tragedy. In this approach, we can interpret Mary as a minor character from an Austen novel whose moral bearings are ever more skewed, to only social and spiritual consequences. After all, the social world... Continue Reading