Time for some grump.
It’s odd that I have to say this, becuase I don’t want to give the impression that I can’t be pleased. Normally I’m all for politicians admitting openly that various sticky issues are “beyond their paygrade.” How many disasters have been inflicted on societies by governments that thought they were a-helpin’ when [...]
There is nothing wrong with being shrewd managers of what we’ve been given. Indeed, Jesus’ own chosen example for a parable on this topic involves money—material wealth. So material wealth is included in the “nothing wrong.” Furthermore, not only is their ‘nothing wrong’ with trying to be efficient managers of what we’ve been given, but [...]
Read full post...This is the table of God’s favor. We have been invited to a great feast, and we have been given the appropriate clothes by the host Himself. Therefore, you are all welcome here. The only thing that is not welcome is your pride. There is no room for boasting at this table. For what do [...]
Read full post...Overviewing 1 Corinthians
Last week we saw very briefly that Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians is about, more than anything else, the unity of the Body of Christ, the Church. As Christ’s body and as the new Temple of the Holy Spirit, we who are in covenant with God because we call on the name [...]
The following was originally from the old blog. I am putting it up here because I want our church to get off on the right foot out of the gate by publicly condemning (or at least having its pastor condemn) what is, Biblically, a grave evil.
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I believe that in God’s world, as an objective matter [...]
