As I sat at my desk this week struggling with a two letter particle in the text of Matthew 7, I thought to myself, "Gee whiz, if only I could just paraphrase!" Couldn't I just make it a whole lot easier for myself to simply read the Greek text, glean the basic idea behind the words, and useContinue reading "“Paraphrasers Be Lazy…I Mean, Crazy!”"
Stripped of His “Metals” and Left for Dead
"And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them on Eleazar his son. And Aaron died there on the top of the mountain" (Numbers 20:28). What a sad end to a tumultuous journey as the LORD's anointed priest. Aaron, the man meant to intercede before God for the people, was deemed unworthy to crossContinue reading "Stripped of His “Metals” and Left for Dead"
Jesus Doesn’t Want Your Heart…and Neither Should You
"If you are tired of the load of your sin, let Jesus come into your heart; if you desire a new life to begin, let Jesus come into your heart." As well meaning as Christians today are about spreading the gospel, I wonder why we insist on continuing to confuse people about the state ofContinue reading "Jesus Doesn’t Want Your Heart…and Neither Should You"
Shock and Awe: Exhibitionism in the Church
The newest generation of twenty-somethings in the church are bound and determined to prove that they are nothing like their parents--which, oddly enough, makes them very much like their parents' generation. Many of these believe the church's decline has been promulgated by old traditions, legalism, and false piety. The answer? Shock and Awe. The bestContinue reading "Shock and Awe: Exhibitionism in the Church"
Ever the Critic, Never the Originator
Has anyone noticed that there are a lot of people telling us Christians that we are doing a lot of stuff wrong? The funny thing is that many of these very people are studying to become shepherds of the flock, or are currently pastors, yet they are perhaps the harshest accusers of the brethren. IContinue reading "Ever the Critic, Never the Originator"
Technology and the Pro-Choice Movement: A Falling Out
https://youtu.be/ugn_qmQ0NFo Last night, during the Super Bowl, a football game, chatter on Twitter was about...abortion? A hilarious Doritos ad--one of the only funny ones--presented a very typical experience for most American soon-to-be parents: the ultrasound. The 30 second spot caused a ruckus on social media among pro-choice groups who found it tasteless to "humanize" the fetus:Continue reading "Technology and the Pro-Choice Movement: A Falling Out"
A Depressingly “Ecclesiastical” Perspective by Mark Twain
As I was drawn into the Autobiography of Mark Twain, the following paragraph nearly drove me to despair...then I remembered the Gospel... A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle for bread; they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each other; age creeps upon them; infirmitiesContinue reading "A Depressingly “Ecclesiastical” Perspective by Mark Twain"