March 27, 2011
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Isaiah 51 – Gary Balok
Displaying God in a Changing Culture
March 25, 2011
“You know, he didn’t like black people.” This is what one of my neighbors said about another neighbor who was moving. I have no idea whether this is accurate or not–he seemed friendly enough to our African-American neighbors and my African-American children. The deeper concern I had was that this allegedly racist neighbor professed to [...]
Isaiah 50
Living Like There Is Hell To Pay
March 18, 2011
While most media outlets remain abuzz concerning radiation leaks in Japan and a no-fly zone in Lybia, the Evangelical online world has been teeming with discussion over Love Wins, a new book by influential pastor Rob Bell. I have not read the book and will not pretend to grasp his complete argument, but the reason [...]
Isaiah 49
Famished for Justice
March 13, 2011
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied” (Matthew 5:6). Hunger, thirst, and satisfaction are some of the most elemental experiences of human existence. Newborns go through the cycle every few hours, and most adults do three times a day. What is it about the experience of contentment, gratification, [...]
Building Trust: Gadafhi, Sheen, and a Four-year-old’s Hammer
March 13, 2011
Like a 4 year-old with a hammer, our culture is quite gifted at demolition. There is some deep satisfaction we derive from seeing the idols of downward-spiraling folk smashed into little tiny bits. Whether Moammar Gadhafi, Charlie Sheen, or auditionees on American Idol, we relish when the insane political ideology, the hard partying, or the [...]
Let the Word Do the Work
March 13, 2011
I know very little about golf, but the one piece of golfing advice I remember is, “Let the club do the work.” The idea is that if your swing is correct, the club will get the ball where it needs to go without muscling it as if you were cutting weeds with a scythe. In [...]