Culture is religion externalised. It's what you get when you practise your religion (your 'cultus') in public life. Harmony is what you get when that culture all flows from a single source. Our culture includes our views on marriage, clothing, morality, seatbelts and the … [Read more...] about In Pursuit of Harmony
6 Weeks before Marriage – Thy Husbands’ Racket
Living redemptively means seeking to play out the gospel in marriage. It's an ongoing, visual display between a husband and wife of Christs' willingness to cover our shame. It doesn't condone or overlook sin and weakness. It covers sin and weakness with grace. What should be a … [Read more...] about 6 Weeks before Marriage – Thy Husbands’ Racket
If Heaven Makes You Homesick
Earth is our home and, knowing full well we could never ascend into the heavens, God has come down. Never-the-less, many Christians still think (due to popular media) that the end-game is to hoist our bums onto galactic seats. The goal of the Gospel is clear. "Thy Kingdom … [Read more...] about If Heaven Makes You Homesick
Full of Grace and Truth
What should the world see when it looks at us? It should see Jesus Christ. Not a list of man-made regulations under which to bury Him, and not something approximating Oprah at a rave party. Our actions and our speech are always pointing somewhere. Either we are saying and … [Read more...] about Full of Grace and Truth
7 Weeks before Marriage – Your Redemption
Any man who gives himself to his wife and thinks that he has done his job has over-estimated himself. He doesn't have everything a woman needs within himself. Such a man is also making a rod for his own back as he will soon discover that she needs far more than what he has to … [Read more...] about 7 Weeks before Marriage – Your Redemption