2013

The best or worst or slightly interesting of the web over the last week (from my humble perspective)

If you are a parent and your children have trusted in Christ… you may not be seeing them for who they really are.

Did you know that bad moods lead to procrastination? Makes sense… my friend Loren writes about it.

Maybe this is an odd thing to post, but it has to do with justice for “the least of these.” The issue is prison rape.

Tim Keller gives some insight on the issue of true justice. He writes, ”

Most people think of “wickedness” as disobeying the Ten Commandments, as actively breaking the law by lying or committing adultery. And those things are, of course, wicked! But lying and adultery are best understood as the visible tip of the iceberg of wickedness.

Below the surface, less visible but no less wicked, are things like not feeding the poor when we have the power to do so, or taking so much income out of the business we own that our employees are paid poorly, or shoveling snow from our own driveway without even thinking to do the same for our elderly neighbors. In all these ways we disadvantage others by advantaging ourselves.” Read more here.

Blog Casserole – 09/20/2013

The best or worst or slightly interesting of the web over the last week (from my humble perspective)

With the recent “coming out” of Miley Cyrus into the sexed-up cultural scene, there’s a very natural backlash from Christians about where “true beauty” lies. I get that and I agree with that. HOWEVER, let’s not cast out the role that beauty plays in life… God has a lot to say about it.

All creation shows the glory of God, and we as His creation often mimic what He’s already done. Here’s a great example – insects with anatomy that resembles “gears” – but it’s really that the gears resemble the insect’s biology (God did that).

Over at my other blog, I have a weekly set of “Conversation Starters for Couples” that will help your marriage communication move to the next level. Wanna know more? Go here.

And here are six questions from Justin and Tricia Davis that you can ask your spouse to help your marriage grow! BTW, Justin and Trisha have an amazing story… you can hear my interview of them here.

The human face of a public shooting. Here’s the story of one of the men who died.

The best or worst or slightly interesting of the web over the last week (from my humble perspective)

There is this amazing, mysterious aspect of Christianity that allows you to drink beer (really), get a tattoo (REALLY), or have long hair (if you’re a guy) and still be “O.K.” with God. It’s called “Christian Liberty” and is somewhat of a sticky wicket. Sinclair Ferguson gives us 4 Principles for Christian Liberty that are very, very helpful (After reading this article you might not think the beer and tattoo things are not quite as simple as I made them out to be…)

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Carey

The best or worst or slightly interesting of the web over the last week (from my humble perspective)

Do you like discipline? The author of this article says that mature people learn to love it. Here’s a taste of what he says, “Parents who don’t discipline their children are emotionally and spiritually abusing their children, and are setting them on a path of self-destruction. Pastors who don’t discipline their people by preaching the unvarnished Word of God in season and out of season are not good shepherds but masked thieves. Churches that do not consistently practice church discipline are not churches at all. And if we do not receive the discipline of God, it means we are not his children and that He is not our Father.”

The world can be a dark and painful place, even for Christians… and the Bible is not shy to admit that fact. But it holds out something greater than temporary relief or “Don’t worry, be happy” – it holds out true, eternal hope.

Finally, here’s a great video from the standpoint of what is known as the “Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God.” Very well done.