Which of your rights will you give up today for someone else’s sake? Reading through 1 Corinthians 8-9 this morning, I was struck (again) but just how incredibly counter-cultural the Bible is when it comes to thinking about our personal ‘rights’. The language of ‘rights’ is everywhere in ethics and morality today. In large part, […]

Over the last few weeks, a group of women at my church (including my wife) have been reading a book together: Just Do Something: A LiberatingApproach to Finding God’s Will by Kevin De Young. This is basically a book about knowing and doing God’s will for your life. If you’re not interested in that topic, […]

“And now it’s time for the notices.” *Groan* Think of your church’s main weekly gathering. You rejoice as you sing God’s praises together, you pour out your hearts to God in prayer, and you hear the word of God read and proclaimed. Maybe you hear a testimony of God’s powerful work in someone’s life, or […]

One of the most ‘memorable moments’ of 2011 so far is the death of Steve Jobs, Apple CEO and technology guru. Jobs’s death at just 56 years of age was terribly sad, but he has undoubtedly left an enormous mark on the 21st Century world, and on many of our lives. I thought of Jobs […]

This is the fifth and final post in a series onChristians and government. It may be helpful to read the other posts in theseries – part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4. [And tomorrow is Election Day! Don’t forget to vote. – Ed]  In this series of posts, we’ve been trying to get ahandle on […]