Text: Amos 5:13, 5:24, 7:7; Matt 6:33, 7:1-5, 24:12, 26:51-52; James 1:19-20; Eph 6:12; Jude 1:8-10; John 6:15, 6:48-71, 8:32 Summary: Silence is not violence. Silence is prudence. Pray, don’t post. Lastly, Jesus is the real “liberation theology.”
Society
John Piper: So-Called Same-Sex Marriage – Lamenting the New Calamity
Jesus died so that heterosexual and homosexual sinners might be saved. Jesus created sexuality, and has a clear will for how it is to be experienced in holiness and joy. His will is that a man might leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife, and that the two become one flesh (Mark […]
Russell Moore: Reaction To The Supreme Court Decision on Same-Sex Marriage
See article written by Russell Moore below. Why the church should neither cave nor panic about the decision on gay marriage This opinion piece is by Russell Moore, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. As I write this, the Supreme Court has handed down what will be the […]
John Piper: How to Decide About Your Next Job
In 1997 I put a list of Bible texts together to help folks think through what job to pursue. Below I have taken that list and added comments to flesh out more specifically what I had in mind. My prayer is that these thoughts will help saturate your mind with the centrality of Christ in […]
A Life Beyond ‘Do What You Love’
This article was written by Gordon Marino, a professor of philosophy at St. Olaf College and the editor of “The Quotable Kierkegaard.” Student advisees often come to my office, rubbing their hands together, furrowing their brows and asking me to walk along with them as they ponder life after graduation. Just the other day, a […]
Here is our current culture’s (disturbing) view on gender roles
Article about the secular view on gender from the Wall Street Journal. Confident girls are often called the other B-word, and it can keep them from reaching their full potential, write Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chávez. Sheryl Sandberg and Anna Maria Chávez say that confident girls who are often called ‘bossy’ can keep them […]