Sometimes the fruit just hangs so low. The target is so close and easy to hit. And Tim Challies provides such opportunities so regularly. When it comes to pastoral ministry, many of the neo-puritan and neo-reformed types revere John MacArthur. There were periods during my pastoral ministry when I read things he wrote, but evenContinue reading “An imbalanced and woefully incomplete description of pastoral ministry”
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Pic & Poem of the Week: July 17, 2016
(Click on picture for larger image) • • • At the Johnson County Fair The sweet sins of Summer beckon from within the bubbling oil, burnt by grease as young arms are by sun. I am at once a funnel cake, and want one. Neon-painted curious eyes, slit-sized once more by festering scent of cattleContinue reading “Pic & Poem of the Week: July 17, 2016”
Saturday Ramblings: July 16, 2016 – County Fair Edition
Well, it has arrived: it is our annual County Fair season here in Indiana. HERE is a link to our local fair, which is held just up the street from our house. You can go to the link all week long and see pictures from the event. Or, you could visit their Facebook page. Our Rambler picContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: July 16, 2016 – County Fair Edition”
Robert Jones: An Obituary for White Christian America
An Obituary for White Christian America After a long life spanning nearly two hundred and forty years, White Christian America— a prominent cultural force in the nation’s history— has died. WCA first began to exhibit troubling symptoms in the 1960s when white mainline Protestant denominations began to shrink, but showed signs of rallying with theContinue reading “Robert Jones: An Obituary for White Christian America”
Randy Thompson: The Spirituality of Taking a Vacation
Note from CM: Randy and Jill Thompson know that people need to take breaks from the pressures of their normal lives, get a change of scenery, and find refreshment from time to time. That’s why they started Forest Haven, a Christian organization whose purpose is to provide a rural, quiet place of healing hospitality and spiritual refreshment for ChristianContinue reading “Randy Thompson: The Spirituality of Taking a Vacation”
Wednesdays with James: Lesson Seven
He lifted up his eyes and looked at his disciples, and said: “Blessings on the poor: God’s kingdom belongs to you!” “…But woe betide you rich: you’ve had your comfort!” • Luke 6:20, 24 (KNT) • • • Wednesdays with James Lesson Seven: The Great Reversal Today, we look at the third and final of the openingContinue reading “Wednesdays with James: Lesson Seven”
Civil Religion Series: “In dire need of creative extremists”
Civil Religion, part ten “In dire need of creative extremists” Presidential election years in the U.S. provide American Christians an opportunity to reflect upon our faith and how it applies to our lives as citizens and to the public issues that affect us all. We are taking many Tuesdays throughout 2016 to discuss matters like these.Continue reading “Civil Religion Series: “In dire need of creative extremists””
Mondays with Michael Spencer: July 11, 2016
Mondays with Michael Spencer: July 11, 2016 Today we continue a series of Monday posts with excerpts of Michael Spencer’s thoughts about the Bible and what it does and does not promise to do for us. • • • To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or addsContinue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: July 11, 2016”
Pic & Poem of the Week: July 10, 2016
Click on picture for larger image • • • Summer, when the living is easy and we store up pleasure in our bodies like fat, like Eskimos, for the coming season of privation. All August the Ferris wheel will turn in the little amusement park, and screaming teenage girls will jump into the river withContinue reading “Pic & Poem of the Week: July 10, 2016”
Saturday Ramblings: July 9, 2016
I’m feeling rather subdued today, after a sad week here in the U.S. But we’ll try to lighten it up a little for this edition of Ramblings and focus on good news stories to encourage smiles and a bit of positive energy. Psst…Hey, I’m not even gonna rag on Ken Ham this week! Let’s ramble! • •Continue reading “Saturday Ramblings: July 9, 2016”
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