the write stuff
Cornell: I just don’t get it, God. God: What don’t you get? Cornell: My life. Why does it have to be so hard? This is so unfair. God: What do you mean? Cornell: You wouldn’t get it. You’re God. God: Why do you think I won’t get it? Cornell: Are you deaf? I said it’s … Continue reading The Right Attitude in Prayer
The following are brief and a bit systematized excerpts from D.A. Carson's book, Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church. I found the ideas therein quite insightful and relevant to the sermon reviews that I wore on Mavuno Church's ongoing series, "The Sex Files". You can locate the first and second parts of the reviews here … Continue reading D. A. Carson on the Emergent Church Movement
“Meaningless! Meaningless!” Says the teacher. “Utter meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” [Ecclesiastes 1:2] In the dark, a clothed man might as well be naked, for his apparel is apparently pointless. In the dark, a model may as well neglect make-up, for her audience is rendered sightless. I don’t mind the mark on your face, the scar … Continue reading Nonsense is Godsense
You've probably heard or read this quote before, "The problem with half-truths is if you have the wrong half." Well, the truth is that there is no such thing as a half truth. It doesn't really matter which half you have, they are both falsehoods. I am not the first person to point this out. … Continue reading The Problem with Half Truths in Preaching
Mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form … Continue reading Godlessness in the Last Days
I was listening to a Connected Kingdom podcast on Challies.com in which Tim Challies and David Murray were interviewing Steve DeWitt on his latest book, Eyes Wide Open. Challies describes the book as "a book about beauty, about learning to enjoy God in everything." Some of the questions addressed in the podcast include, "How beauty … Continue reading Why So Much of Christian Art is Second Rate
I was going through my archives of past writings and look what I just dug up! I had just joined Facebook and I was a new believer when I wrote this (2007 - one year into the faith). It still inspires me. I hope it inspires you too. 15 Essential Facebook Attitudes You and Satan … Continue reading 15 Essential Facebook Attitudes
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others." [Philippians 2:3-4] I've been thinking about Jesus as the embodiment, the example and the power behind true friendship. I've been thinking about the … Continue reading The Friend We Have in Jesus
You've probably thought about this before, but you've never paid it any mind. Perhaps it didn't bother you much and only appeared as a fleeting thought in your mind. A thought not worth pursuing. Well, I am here to provoke you to pursue this thought today. Disclaimer: these diagnoses do not apply to all fellowships, … Continue reading Democracy in Small Group Bible Studies
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 You are a Peter; drenched to the bone, more by fear than water; your eyes gaping wide and hands grasping desperately onto what’s left of the … Continue reading Gracious Mercy & Merciful Grace
Perhaps you have used the word before, and quite often for that matter. "That's not even biblical", "Give me a biblical basis for your argument", "Is the word biblical in the Bible?" I can't help but wonder, what do Christians mean when they use that word, biblical? I know the form of the word itself … Continue reading Is That Biblical? What Does “Biblical” Even Mean?
Isn't it ironic that the religious leaders found faults in Jesus that Pilate could not find in Jesus? I was reading the account of the trial of Jesus when this reality hit me hard. It is quite paradoxical because, the one person who should have been most threatened by the claims of Christ couldn't find … Continue reading I Find No Guilt in Him
"Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly." [James 3:1] I am an avid reader. Over the years, I have noticed that the more I read books, blogs and other works of literature, the more I learn that a single work of art … Continue reading Faithful Stewards of Truth on Facebook
I was a loser, drifting through this cursed planet, aimlessly weaving through broken promises. I was a proud star, scaling the heights of shattered commandments, tip-toeing across sharp pieces of broken trust. I was a loose cannon, a loud cymbal, a lost cause. Love was not a word in my life-tionary, even though it dominated … Continue reading Beautiful Mud
Continued from Part 1... "We fear it is hopeless ever to form a society which can keep out men base enough to profess one thing and believe another; but it might be possible to make an informal alliance among all who hold the Christianity of their fathers. Little as they might be able to do, … Continue reading Is God the Author of Confusion? YES and NO. [Part 2]
A FEW THOUGHTS ON CHRISTIAN UNITY It is a thought that plagues me every now and then, even though I know it shouldn't. I am aware that we are living in a fallen world. I am also aware that God is not the author of confusion. But sometimes I come across a passage like this … Continue reading Is God the Author of Confusion? YES and NO. [Part 1]
Mediated Communication We are living in an electronically mediated age. Communication is no longer what it used to be. On the up side, we have faster and more convenient means of communication, mediated by cellphones, the internet and other forms of communication media. On the other hand, the down-side of these technological innovations are much … Continue reading Jesus in a Box: The Danger in Music Videos
"Prayer is the practice of the presence of God. It is the place where pride is abandoned, hope is lifted, and supplication is made. Prayer is the place of admitting our need, of adopting humility, and claiming dependence upon God." - Matt Slick (CARM) What images come to your mind when you think of prayer? … Continue reading Lyrical Review: Naomba by Adawnage
The current protests by Muslim "extremists" in response to an anti-Islam film have of course generated a great interest among Christians. The film in question depicts Prophet Mohammed as a fraud, a womanizer and a child molester. In response, the extremists have engaged in vandalism and murderous violence aimed at U.S residents in the Islamic … Continue reading The Current Islamic Protests: An Unlikely Lesson for Christians?
Refusing to have a self-defense weapon in the name of "God will protect us in His sovereign power" is like knowingly walking through a dangerous alley or refusing to exercise regularly with the same attitude. Owning a weapon for self-defense can be one of the ways through which we acknowledge that our bodies are indeed … Continue reading Should Christians Own Weapons for Self Defense?
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