Chesterton on Wasted Virtue
The modern world is not evil; in some ways the modern world is far too good. It is full of wild and wasted virtues. When a religious scheme is shattered…
Month: February 2019
No Longer Water
My dad was teaching a Bible study from 1 Timothy 5. Verse 23, in the KJV, says, “Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake…
Searching for Answers in a Broken World
The world is broken, and the evidence for this is all around us: mass shootings, sanctioned slaughter of the unborn, inability to know who we are, sexual evils, and the…
Hospitality
My Dear Sister in Christ, “Mi casa es su casa.” Most of us who do not even speak Spanish know what this means. My house is your house. Make yourself…
Wisdom from Above
“Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition…
Why is Bigotry Wrong?
Bigotry. Hatred. Racism. Murder. All connected, and all stand loudly condemned by both believers and unbelievers. There is little worse we can see in this world that the ugliness of…
The Thoughts of God
Isaiah 55 gives us great insight into the way that God’s word can supply the power to restore. Consider the principles we find here: The thirsty (those who desire) recognize…
An Attitude about Authority
Writing about the problem of judges who essentially try to free themselves from the constraints of legal texts, Scalia and Garner make these interesting observations: “Is it an exaggeration…
The Misunderstood Jesus
Understanding people is often difficult. What do they mean? How are they using phrases? Are they being literal or figurative, or both? In person, we can ask and clarify, but…
Why Do We Teach the Importance of Baptism?
Baptism, which, biblically, is immersion, is not our design. We didn’t invent it as a practice. We didn’t come up with the reasons for doing it. We weren’t the ones…