Some sins are more subtle than others. Take our desire to change people and see them conformed to our ideas and hopes. This sin is often cloaked as a virtue, "I just want to help you...". Simply put, this is a desire to play God. The desire to see people change is a good … [Read more...] about Like Cutting Cheesecake with a Chainsaw
Who we Are Instead
The world loves to lay hold of the dictionary and determine the definitions. Politics, religion, faith, male, female, truth, lies.... and more. I prefer the old, unchanging definitions. I prefer reality.
Our Rootless Rebellion
One of the basic temptations people have when talking about cultural erosion is to think that we’re in a unique time in history and that no one has ever been in the soup we are now in. But our problem is really quite ancient. Our current rootless rebellion isn't edgy or new. … [Read more...] about Our Rootless Rebellion
Beauty that Saves the World
In his book, The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky introduces us to a character named Myshkin. Myshkin’s idea of life is to help rather than to harm, to give mercy rather than malice, to forgive again and again. Myshkin takes what is cruel and repulsive in the people and culture around … [Read more...] about Beauty that Saves the World
Common Deception
Nobody likes to be deceived. In fact, we dislike it so much that we will often refuse to believe we have been deceived. Our talent for being self-deceived is bad, real bad. It's worse than we know. The solution is not to conduct an investigation into our own heart but to look … [Read more...] about Common Deception
Love Your Enemies
Unique to Christianity is the call to love our enemies. Love here, is not defined as a warm, runny feeling, but, like its use through most of scripture, is an aspect of charity. It's a "doing" word. A verb. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do … [Read more...] about Love Your Enemies