Category Archives: Morality

Judge not, lest you be judged.

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Try sharing a strong moral opinion in a mixed crowd and notice how quickly you’ll hear: “Judge not, lest you be judged.” These are perhaps the most well known words of Jesus. They’re commonly used to keep people from making … Continue reading →

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Against the grain of the universe

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

  “When we read of a murder in the newspapers or hear of one on television, we often read or hear that it was senseless. Observers offer this characterization not only of drive-by homicides or the methodical shooting of strangers … Continue reading →

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Unlocking the enigma of existence

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

Telling the story of humanity requires contrasting terms. It includes a narratives of goodness and evil; love and hate; beauty and cruelty;  life and death. Themes of human dignity and human depravity are relentlessly recurrent in all cultures – at … Continue reading →

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Common grace ministries needed

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

I have a growing concern about a lack of thoughtful consideration given to the activities of God outside of the context of redemption. I don’t mean activities disconnected from God’s redemptive work because everything traces some degree of connection to … Continue reading →

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Why is there so little tolerance?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

The current political atmosphere in the USA is an embarrasing example of a failure to promote the virtue of tolerance. For at least the last two decades, public education and mainstream media have emphasized and promoted a value identified as tolerance. … Continue reading →

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What does responsible citizenship look like?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

It’s not easy to find well-balanced (accessible) statements on the role of Christians in government, especially of the representative form in the USA. Part of the problem is that we simply have no explicit parallels in Scripture to believers living … Continue reading →

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Kirk Cameron questioned about Homosexuality by Piers Morgan

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

It’s sad to observe the thinly veiled arrogance one is treated with unless he or she fully endorses gay marriage. I am quite sure getting a job with CNN or MSNBC would require endorsement of gay marriage. Don’t misunderstand. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Gay, Gay Marriage?, Gender, Homosexual lifestyle, Homosexuality, Kirk Cameron, Morality, Piers Morgan, Political Correctness, Politics, Progressive?, Tolerance | 6 Comments

A closer look at tolerance

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

I look forward to D. A. Carson’s new book, The Intolerance of Tolerance. I’ve written often on this subject and Carson has helped to shape some of my thinking. I see it at the heart of a kind of strategy to transform … Continue reading →

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A Christian understanding of transformation

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

  Evangelical Christians must not make the mistake of isolating spiritual matters from cultural and political realities. Content to live in a kind of Christian subculture, too many Christians fall short of their identity as light to the world and … Continue reading →

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The dogma of atheism?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

  “Atheism,” observed G. K. Chesterton, “is the most daring of all dogmas, for it is the assertion of a universal negative.” Militant atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens, are Exhibit A for Chesterton’s point. Their books … Continue reading →

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