Jan
20
2010
Worth a Look 1.20.10
Francis Chan has a challenging and convicting post about a pastor’s public passion versus private devotion:
It is hard to be rejected. I hated it in junior high, and I still hate it today. It didn’t take long to learn how to fit in, in order to avoid the pain of rejection. That ability has stayed with me and begs me to use it. I know how to keep people from rejecting me and leaving the church. I know what words to say and which actions to take to keep people around. But when I do that, I’m no longer leading. I’m being led by the right or wrong desires of the people.
Looking for a newer, new perspective on Paul? Here are two.
I’m very grateful for Bob Kellemen’s review of Holy Subversion now posted at DiscerningReader.com. This is the first official review that has come out:
In a mere 130 pages of text (excluding the front and back matter), Trevin Wax has walked us through a practical theology of salvation, discipleship/Christian living, and evangelism. In the spirit of the Puritans, he shows us the way of the world and loads our conscience with guilt. Also in the spirit of the Puritans, he clarifies the way of the Word and lightens our conscience with grace. He is a subversive–a holy subversive.
Watch this video on the most abortion-targeted neighborhood in America. (The flyer for discount abortions will make you sick.) The good news is, Heartbeat International is working to change this.