The title says it all: Let the Python Eat Its Tail. Amen.
Continue reading about John Piper on the Partial Birth Abortion Ruling
It’s a brief thesis statement, but Scot McKnight is looking for comments on fasting. I’ve been reading about fasting a bit lately. It’s under-practiced among most Christians, but something that was assumed by Jesus. (Matthew 6:16-18)
I don’t know if this is a trend or not, but one report from a London media source says that a growing number of NHS doctors is refusing to perform abortions. Pray that this trend continues, not just in the UK, but everywhere.
Hebrews 6:1-8 (ESV) “Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings (baptisms in NET), the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this [...]
Continue reading about Discipleship and the Fundamentals of Christianity
Scot McKnight discusses Christians in the Visual Arts. This is much needed and too often neglected.
For all the noise and useless talk in the world of blogs, notes of truth do occasionally ring out over the din. So how important is Jesus? without his life, i don’t know how to live. without his death, i cannot die. without his resurection, i cannot live a new life. without his ascension, i [...]
Michael Pahls wrote a fantastic piece at Reformed Catholicism comparing his theological journey to music. One who is comfortable with their denomination to the point that they agree in lockstep with its teaching can be compared to the order and precision of classical music. For the rest of us, whose journey has passed through several [...]
Continue reading about Jazz as a metaphor for the theological journey
Ed Stetzer shares some good thoughts on evangelism.
I haven’t studied this issue, so I don’t have a preference for church government (Elder rule, Episcopal, Congregational). I do know that from observation and from what I see in scripture, I don’t agree with the model many of our churches have, which is a pastor-as-CEO who is expected to do everything. In reality, a [...]
Another riff on the monastic model: “A Reformed Monastic Vision?“(HT: Next Reformation)