Archive for November, 2008
Are you celebrating Christmas as a Christian should?
Yesterday I posted the news that someone died after being trampled by shoppers looking for deal. As Christians, we all should really take a look at ourselves to see whether we are celebrating the holiday season like a Christian should. Were you running with “bulls” at Wal-Mart yesterday looking for more stuff?
I was not out [...]
The True Meaning of Christmas seen at Wal-Mart Today
Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled in Black Friday stampede. Link
Unfortunately, for many this represents the true meaning of Christmas — get as much stuff as you can. Some in the world don’t have clean water to drink, and in America we run people over to get a TV or whatever. Wow… [...]
More on Short-Term Missions
Last month I posted a link to a Wall Street Journal article that questioned the wisdom of short-term missions. In my post, I reflected on a couple thoughts I had regarding inefficient missions that can be read here.
Yesterday, Trevin Wax posted an article that weighed the pros and cons for short-term mission trips that can [...]
Is it wrong to serve alcohol at weddings?
Seth Kniep at dividetheword.org provides a case study that gives an example where he believes it MUST be served. In the article, he compares the command to not cause a brother to stumble with battling against legalism as Paul did in Galatia. In the situation described, there apparently are none who would stumble; therefore, it is [...]
Full StoryThe Old Heresies look like the New Ones
Al Mohler has some very interesting reflections after visiting the site where Ralph Waldo Emerson gave a speech to aspiring ministers at Harvard University in 1838 calling them to reject teaching the Bible, but to rather focus on teaching their own intuition and religious sentiments. Read the article here.
Mohler rightly points out that these ideas [...]
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