Posts from "June 2010"
The Gospel (Pt 4)
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them" (Matthew 5:17).
The Gospel (Pt 3)
"God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them" (Gen 1:27).
The Gospel (Pt 2)
"Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God" (Romans 1:1).
The Gospel (Part 1)
Ask a room full of Christians "What is the gospel" and you'll likely be stunned at the variety of responses. This sad truth only speaks to the pandemic of gospel ignorance in evangelical churches today. The word "gospel" itself means "good news" or "blessed message" but one might not know it given the myriad misrepresentations of it in America today.
Poor Pitiful Pelicans
You've seen them all over your TV, and on every internet news page - those poor, pitiful, oil-soaked pelicans struggling for life in the Gulf waters. If you haven't seen them yet, you must live under a rock. If you do live under a rock, click here:
Losing Our Children
The 5th grade public school teacher that sat on the couch across from me baffled me with her descriptions of the unruly, chaotic nature of her classroom. She told me of 5th grade boys who routinely call her the "b" word. She spoke to me of her constantly having to ask students not to text or use their hand-held devices during her period of instruction. Worst of all, she relayed to me that when these disciplinary problems are addressed with parents, they often take their kid's side and act as if the teacher is the problem.