Many talking heads complain about the polarization of our culture. "We're more divided than ever!" they proclaim, usually in a tweet or a TV interview. Blame for the polarization of our country usually gets put on social media companies (like Facebook and Twitter) and the 24-hour news cycle. It's pointed out that in today's America, … Continue reading Don’t Play the Game
Month: December 2020
Winter is Here; Summer is Coming
We're now in the middle of winter, and it's not just because the temperate outside is low. We're in the middle of winter: the long, hard slog of the year where the days are short and the nights are ling. We're in the part of the year where it gets dark out at what seems … Continue reading Winter is Here; Summer is Coming
2020 in Books
Oneness Embraced by Tony EvansEnding Overcriminalization and Mass Incarceration by Anthony BradleyThe Next Evangelicalism by Soong-Chan RahBe the Bridge by Latasha MorrisonOvercoming Racial Gridlock by George YanceyColor of Compromise by Jemar TisbyThe Servant King by TD AlexanderFrom Eden to New Jerusalem by TD Alexander168 Hours by Laura VanderkamThe Systems Mindset by Sam CarpenterWork the System … Continue reading 2020 in Books
Blogging the Institutes | 1.16.6 | God’s Providence Over People
Since we know that God made the world primarily for humanity, we must also look view God's providence through his care for humanity as well. The prophet Jeremiah says, "I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself, Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps" (Jeremiah 10:23). Solomon also … Continue reading Blogging the Institutes | 1.16.6 | God’s Providence Over People
Blogging the Institutes | 1.16.5 | God’s Providence Extends Over All Things
God put everything that exists into motion. God also puts into motion everything which looks like it comes about spontaneously or moves according to a "built in" impulse from nature, like day and night, summer and winter. God has assigned certain laws to govern the movement of these things so that they are consistent day … Continue reading Blogging the Institutes | 1.16.5 | God’s Providence Extends Over All Things
How to Figure Out What to Write (And Do) Next
What should I do next? Have you ever asked that question of yourself? If so, you're not alone. Pretty much every writer, or really any kind of knowledge worker, has faced that problem says Paul Silvia in his book, How to Write Alot. He writes, "We rarely get to write only one thing ... While … Continue reading How to Figure Out What to Write (And Do) Next
The Betrayal of Busyness
Quotes from Eugene Peterson in The Contemplative Pastor: The word busy is the symptom not of commitment but of betrayal. It is not devotion but defection. The adjective busy set as a modifier to pastor should sound to our ears like adulterous to characterize a wife or embezzling to describe a banker. It is an … Continue reading The Betrayal of Busyness