Communion of the (Select) Saints
Friday, January 8th, 2010I hate to do a blog post that does nothing more than pick someone apart so I’m hoping that after I do some picking, I can actually make some helpful points. We’ll see. Ada Chalhoun wrote a piece title “Secrets of a closet Christian” and the Chicago Sun-Times picked it up. The title and premise [...]
Please Choose Your Comparisons Carefully
Friday, January 1st, 2010Something I read in two articles recently bothered me some. The first was a report on the next Chronicles of Narnia movie, “Voyage of the Dawn Treader”. The reporter was bothered that the Christian message of the book is being toned down in the movie. She mentioned that one of the producers was gay and [...]
Swimming in Context
Thursday, December 31st, 2009always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you – 1 Peter 3:15 Ever had someone quote that to you and ask when the last time anyone asked YOU about YOUR hope? As if to say that there is something wrong with [...]
Lead ‘em to the Water
Monday, September 28th, 2009ABC is hoping to replace Lost which has been a very successful series and will soon come to an end. It looks like they’re hoping FlashFoward will fill the gap. I have to admit, I haven’t seen Lost but I did watch the pilot episode of FlashForward and I liked it.The premise is that at [...]
A Little Test
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009I have a question for you. Can you read the above quote and not think “compromise”? It is an important question and it has nothing to do with Mark Driscoll or Matt Chandler, it has more to do with the success of the gospel. Are you optimistic about the progress of the gospel or are [...]
Kenya
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Gillian and I are packing tonight. Tomorrow we get on a plane and head to Kenya for two weeks. Before we’ve even left it has been an amazing trip. One that two and a half months ago I said was impossible. Jesus disagreed and guess who won? So we’re going to work with a friend. [...]
Gospel Across Culture
Thursday, October 9th, 2008I am not a fan of hip hop. It sounds like noise to these 1970s-trained, suburban ears. However, I recognize that it is a large part of a predominantly young, black culture that I’m not part of. A lot of hip hop has been violent, misogynist gangsta music. Pour that kind of influence into a [...]
Our Damning Silence
Friday, September 19th, 2008A few weeks ago I got my favorite seat on the train. It is on the upper deck near the stairs. After I got settled I looked around a bit and saw a women below and across from me I saw a women with a bag at her feet and a magazine in her hands. [...]