With so many cases having arisen out of the disastrous and faulty ruling of 2015, it is good to see religious liberty being defended on various fronts. While we as Christians don’t put our hope in political power or political victories, for our sole hope is in Jesus Christ, the matters and affairs of the state are important. The Reformers, such as Calvin and Luther, certainly understood this. The church is facing difficult things ahead in the Western world; the trials currently underway are only the beginning.

A helpful article for those of us who find ourselves working with those in our churches who are offended at the inclusive exclusivity of Christianity. We must do a good job of teaching our children, students, and church members. They must understand why we believe what we believe and we must help them to see the issues with holding onto ideas like “Christianity is a relationship, not a religion” and “I’m spiritual but not religious”.

Numbers like these should make the church consider whether or not higher accessibility in giving is worth the loss of giving in worship or the cut taken by companies for processing the church’s giving. There certainly are statistics pointing to higher amounts given when web-based giving is available. https://www.disrn.com/2019/09/27/digital-tithing-has-become-a-multi-billion-dollar-industry/ UPDATE: 20191021 An absolutely fascinating post! This gives a philosophical framework explaining why we do not need to fear the rise of machines.

We should be cautious about what kinds of pride we let dictate how we will serve our self-empyting (through addition) God. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/dont-use-calling-avoid-serving/ UPDATE: 20200224 This is a great article that should be helpful for all those who think they have to wait to be hospitable. I encourage the read! https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/unfussy-hospitality/

I was converted in part out of a political ideology and as part of that move, I took a two-year political hiatus in which I neither read nor watched the news. (This all followed a destructive act of anger on my part and God’s gracious humbling.) Following my return from political abstention, I slowly began to digest the news, wary of becoming enraged, concerned that I did not know what my fellow man was experiencing around me.

About the Series I have had to read pages upon pages of theological material; so much that it feels like I forget a fair amount of what I read. While I do maintain a general synopsis of a book, I want to better internalize and remember what I am chewing and digesting as I read. This series seeks to remedy this by providing brief reviews of the books I read.

About the Series I have had to read pages upon pages of theological material; so much that it feels like I forget a fair amount of what I read. While I do maintain a general synopsis of a book, I want to better internalize and remember what I am chewing and digesting as I read. This series seeks to remedy this by providing brief reviews of the books I read.