Since I posted my article about drinking beer for spiritual purposes, I have had the opportunity to have several chats with Christian friends and family about it. My cousin John recently asked me why conservative Christian congregations almost universally reject alcohol consumption. If it is truly a neutral issue that can and should be decided […]
Accountability groups were something that I wasn’t very sure of at first, but now they are a staple of my Christian walk.
I’ve come to a conviction that the gospel is much more critical and central than I had previously understood.
I’ve recently been thinking about what fasting is really about. I don’t think I’ve had all that much in the way of good teaching on this topic. Most of my current understanding of fasting is from John Piper’s excellent book A Hunger for God.
My wife and I both grew up in Baptist churches and no longer attend one. We are now attending Providence Church of Pittsburgh which is part of the Sovereign Grace Ministries family of churches. Their doctrinal positions would agree decently with traditional protestant churches. But they’re not very “Baptistic.”
Law & Order has had plots that can challenge various social conventions. Plots involving racism, gay marriage, nazis, abortion, etc. And the show is always quite interesting but sometimes carries a predictable bias towards political correctness. The 5/11 episode had me wondering what the conclusion was going to entail.
Scientific American ran a decently funny editorial in their April issue. But its tongue-in-cheek tone comes off as kind of arrogant. I don’t read SA myself, for many of the reasons cited in the editorial.
Although it might be shocking to much of my extended family, I’ve started drinking a beer (or a glass of wine) once a week or so. And the reason I started was a spiritual one.
I was searching the ‘net for a chord sheet for the hymn “And Can It Be.” My church sings this song using the redone melody/arrangement by Bob Kauflin instead of the traditional melody. Why is that? Is it a good idea? I found some web postings suggesting this isn’t a good idea.
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