Competence is a big word. It is important. I almost want to nuance it with the idea of giftedness because sometimes you can teach a lot of skills on exposition but a person may not have the competence or the giftedness to do it. Therefore, it is very important to have that.
I think the media plays into the hands of false induction, genuine seduction taking place, wrong deductions, and the inevitable reductions. That’s the way and the path of the visual.
When we talk politics, we moralize. When we talk morality, we politicize.
It is easier to hide behind philosophical arguments, heavily footnoted for effect, than it is to admit our hurts, our confusions, our loves, and our passions in the marketplace of life’s heartfelt transactions.
Time is the brush of God, as he paints his masterpiece on the heart of humanity.
The single most important thread in working through your disappointments is that your heart and mind ponder and grasp what the cross of Jesus Christ is all about. There is no pattern without the cross. There is no Good News without it. That is what the gospel is all about.
How have we come to a place in society where millions of babies can be slaughtered and disposed of in the name of progress? Shocking but real.
Atheism is an exercise in intellectual contempt.
The mocker will not have the last laugh. You see, dancing on the grave of an extinguished Christianity is farcical at best. Because the grave is empty. And the one who knows the way out of the grave sits in the heavens and laughs.
An argument may remove doubt, but only the Holy Spirit can convict of truth.
We are redefining terms and rewriting laws and removing fences everywhere you turn, and we seem to think we can do that with impunity.
Grace misunderstood will always lead to jealousy.
In the gospel message, the beginning of change occurs in the heart of each individual. This heart change makes a difference in the home, then in the community, and ultimately in the nation- and in turn it shapes the future of a cultural ethos.
Who is God? Who are we? What is our purpose? All these questions remain unanswered. I want to reach the genuine seeker of spiritual well-being. My goal is to satisfy the hunger and longing for those who are seeking the truth.
One of the greatest failures of our generation is not living out the biblical precepts which we so clearly articulate.
My goal is to satisfy the hunger and longing for those who are seeking the truth.
Wonder is retained by wise pondering.
It is theoretically and practically impossible to build any community apart from love and justice. If only one of these two is focused upon, an inevitable extremism and perversion follow.
The world is larger and more beautiful than my little struggle.
God makes appointments with us in our disappointments. To see the pattern we must take three steps involving the heart, the mind, and the cross.