"It is the fact of life that the best athlete and the finest scholar receive the hardest and the most demanding training."
I read this in a book somewhere. Since then I've written it in my journal and on sticky notes around my desk as a reminder of the fruit that comes from the demands of high pressure ministry.
Have we lost the meaning of Christmas amongst the commercial trappings? Linus reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas.
Did you know that this show was almost shelved because of the reading of the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke by Linus? Yet Schultz stuck to his convictions and this show became the greatest Christmas show ever. Check out this article from USA Today.
"To return evil for good is devilish; to return good for good is human; to return good for evil is divine." - Alfred Plummer
Irenics is the name of this website. But, how do I deal with those who differ from my theological opinions? What does that look like? Roger Nicole writes a great article on practicing irenics (also known as a subset of Polemic Theology).
"Here lies a decent, godless people. Their only monument to civilization was an asphalt road and a thousand lost golf balls." - T. S. Eliot predicting the epitaph on America's tombstone.
A Time Magazine article demonstrating the authority of Scripture. My favorite quote is from a youth pastor who said, "No one seems to be suffering from the absence of the pool table." Amen.
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man [and woman] of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
A congratulations goes out to Chris Tomlin! Time Magazine reports that "Tomlin [is] the most often sung artist anywhere."
"Author Michael Shermer talks about his op-ed that appeared in The Los Angeles Times. He explains how unconsciously and privately there is a little bit of Michael Richards inside us all." I heard this story on National Public Radio. Here's a link to the broadcast.
Shermer refers to this implicit prejudice exam from Harvard. I've taken a few of them already. It only takes 15 minutes. They're about 100 topics given randomly. Apparently, if I had to choose between the mountains and the ocean, I'm subconsciously biased towards the mountains.
But remember, when it comes to race...God does not show partiality. (Romans 2:11) Let's show ourselves to be children of God.
John DelHousaye writes, "Obedience brings the future into the present." To read more of John, visit his blog.
