Came across this really interesting article, written by an atheist, about how Africa needs Christianity, faith and all, and not just material help, to be liberated. I commend the author for being honest about what he sees!
Another good article over at the Public Discourse on Reasons Why Marriage is Inherently Heterosexual.
Sad post by Doug Groothuis about much of today’s superficial Christianity. Sounds to me like Willow Creek and other mega churches out there. Christianity without power, measured in numbers. No surprise that our country is in the condition it’s in.
Russell Moore, Dean of Theology at Southern Seminary, has a really good blog post about conspiracies these days, specifically about recent political events. While I am not totally caught up in any of those, I have to admit that some of it has my attention, together with that degree of fears and worries about what’s going to happen in this country over the next several years. Here are the last few paragraphs:
Our God tells us through the prophet Isaiah: “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. But the Lord of hosts, him you shall regard as holy. Let him be your fear, and let him be your dread†(Isa 8:12-13).
We shouldn’t fear the Bushes or the Clintons or the Rockefellers or the Hiltons, whatever they are or aren’t up to. We should fear the One who’ll one day uncover all our whispered conversations, all our forwarded emails, all our hateful thoughts. There’s nothing conspiratorial about that.
I especially appreciate the verse from Isaiah brought back to my mind. God is in charge and will look out for His people in the long run.
I was browsing through some upcoming movies and DVD releases and stumbled across a movie called The Unborn. Thinking it may have to do with abortion, I looked a little closer, only to be greeted by this great description:
“Sometimes the soul of a dead person has been so tainted with evil that it is denied entrance to heaven.”
I couldn’t help but laugh out loud a little bit. I wonder how evil “so evil” is in this movie. Nonetheless, if only everyone knew that, in God’s eyes, “so evil” encompasses every single human being on the planet, and that by His standard we should all be denied entrance to heaven. I thank God for providing the “Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (Jn 1:29)
Repent and put your trust in Jesus!