Nathan Campbell continues to try to articulate a pathway for Christians and groupings of Christians to ensure that the Gospel of Jesus is central to their contributions to debate in the public sphere. Some readers here are part of our denomination’s Church and Nation committees, and I think Nathan’s commentary is worth engaging with, and …
Thanks to Michael Bird for linking to this essay by Ted Schroder which is posted at Virtue Online. It argues that the Christian’s motivating principle should be What Is Jesus Doing? instead of What Would Jesus Do? The points made below seem very salient in light of a discussion I’ve been following at this blog. …
Douglas Wilson offers biblical reflection on the execution and commentary on the commentary (and lack thereof in some circles). Here are three of his seven points. The biblical response to this kind of thing is not uniform. There is a sense in which we are to say that God does not delight in the death …
From Ed Welch and CCEF (Christian Counselling and Education Foundation) Two friends. One will give you advice. Good advice. The other will pray for you right then and there and will keep praying for you. Which one do you want to talk with? “It depends.” Yes, it does. Sometimes you might want some good advice. …
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