Mar
17
2010
Worth a Look 3.17.10
More on Peter Hitchens’ (brother of atheist author Christopher Hitchens) extraordinary conversion to Christianity:
Why is there such a fury against religion now? Because religion is the one reliable force that stands in the way of the power of the strong over the weak. The one reliable force that forms the foundation of the concept of the rule of law.
The one reliable force that restrains the hand of the man of power. In an age of powerworship, the Christian religion has become the principal obstacle to the desire of earthly utopians for absolute power.
Professionalism in ministry and the need for equippers:
The way to fix a church suffering with professionalism is not to do away with the gifted, well-trained, and experienced ministers but channel their ministry in a different way. This is the genius of the early church leaders. They understood their calling not as ministers but equippers. Their end goal was to have apprentices who can duplicate their life, work, and calling so that as the church continues to grow and multiply, there are new laborers and competent leaders for the mission.
C-Span archives are like YouTube for political junkies. I wonder how video tape will help future historians do their task.
Albert Mohler’s 10 books every preacher should read in 2010.