Dec
14
2009
Worth a Look 12.14.09
Evangelism is only bait-and-switch if not motivated by love:
Christians are to love the whole person, and therefore it makes perfect sense to love someone by giving them food and at the same time to love them in a different, higher way by giving them the gospel. There’s no bait-and-switch there; that’s simply holistic compassion—compassion for the whole person, not just part of him.
The Christian Century looks at the Calvinism comeback:
The New Calvinists, with their God-centered message and their focus on dogmatic theology, make a robust contribution to contemporary ecclesial theological conversation. But they tend to obscure the fact that the Reformed tradition has a deeply catholic heritage, a Christ-centered sacramental practice and a wide-lens, kingdom vision for the Christian’s vocation in the world. The New Calvinists pick the TULIP from the Reformed field, overlooking the other flowers. There is much besides the TULIP in this spacious field that has grown from the seed of God’s word.
A selection from N.T. Wright’s “Advent Oratorio.” I have the audio CD of the Wright/Spicer “Easter Oratorio”. This one looks even better.
Dr. Mohler’s commencement address: “Starting Something You Cannot Finish”
Start something you cannot finish and give yourself to it for the length of your days, with the strength of your life, to the glory of God. Dream dreams and see visions, and take up this calling as you plant and water in the fields of Christ. Build carefully upon the foundation laid for you. The hopes and prayers of God’s faithful people go with you.