by Brian | May 27, 2015 | Culture, Evangelism
I stumbled on this promo for a conference the other day. [tvideo type=”vimeo” clip_id=”117870540″] Aside from the fact that I hope the conference is helpful, the video contains these three sentences that I think are very profound: “The...
by Brian | May 15, 2015 | Culture, Current Events
This month’s issue of First Things includes an excellent editorial by R.R. Reno regarding the marriage case currently before the Supreme Court and the assumptions behind the worldviews involved in the discussion. I especially appreciated his discussion of the...
by Brian | May 1, 2015 | Culture, Meditations
Reading in 1 Peter the other morning, I was struck by this sentence: “Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.” That’s...
by Brian | Mar 17, 2015 | Culture, Monday Study Notes
Last night we took some time to explore a narrow but important topic. Here are the notes: This study stems from a time when I was reading Leviticus in my daily Bible reading. I noticed, in Leviticus 18, that the phrase “view the nakedness” was used for...
by Brian | Mar 12, 2015 | Culture
On Tuesday David Brooks had an excellent op-ed piece in the New York Times. I wanted to share it here for us to ponder, especially concerning what Mr. Brooks leaves out of his otherwise penetrating observations about the current state of our society. He opens...
by Brian | Feb 10, 2015 | Culture, Monday Study Notes, Spiritual Life
Last night we began looking at some specific scriptures which seem to be especially important for Christians to know for the days we’re living in. Here are the notes from the study: The Scripture: Matthew 5:10-12 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for...
