Jesus is the answer

In Colossians 2:8 Paul warns about the dangers of the base and elementary philosophy of the world. What are those principles? He is non-specific, but the most basic philosophy of the world is this — anything must be made supreme so that God and Christ will be minimized. The base philosophy of the world it […]

Grab bag

A few things I’ve spotted around the internet lately: Can six seconds a day protect your marriage? Jani Ortlund says it can — if it’s a six-second kiss. Unbelieving pastors? Say it ain’t so. And yet there are some. Perhaps (probably?) the report by new-atheist proponent Daniel Dennett is biased, but if he could find […]

California Supreme Court Decision on Homosexuality

Yesterday the California Supreme Court made a decision to legalize gay marriages. The chief justice of the court, Ron George, wrote in the majority opinion, “In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and […]

Truth and Scripture in the postmodern world

This morning Al Mohler synthesizes a commentary written by Methodist pastor Rob Renfroe, who offers his analysis of why the Methodist church is debating such important issues in that denomination. Mohler’s summary says: Clarifying the issues is a first step toward answering the crucial questions. Rob Renfroe has done a commendable job of clarifying the […]

Christ died . . . for prosperity?

At or near the top of the New York Times bestseller list for many months, Joel Osteen (Your Best Life Now) has a significant audience. What is his thesis? He reveals his motivation on page 1, telling the story of a man who had some success. While on vacation in Hawaii, this man saw a […]

Living by grace is important

I thought about the grace of God as I read the newspaper this week, because the writers of two essays didn’t. The first essay, “Control Issues” by Daniel Akst rightly evaluates the lack of self-control that is rampant in our culture. He perceptively writes, Most of us who live with children and computers know about […]