I’m Still a Complementarian… And There’s Still That “But”
I’m glad to read people’s struggles to better understand, define, and appreciate complementarianism. This kind of discussion should prove fruitful!
How We Pray
There are lots of points made in this survey on prayer, but perhaps this is the most important: “Reid said the most striking result was the evidence that prayer habits often carry through from childhood. The survey showed that if people prayed as children, they were overwhelmingly more inclined to pray as adults, and the opposite was also true.”
9 Perspectives on Trump, Clinton, and the Evangelical Christian Voter
Just like the headline says…
Unsolicited Advice for My Three Sons
Two caveats: This is not written by a Christian and you won’t agree with all of it. But still, there is some good stuff here.
Say Hard Things
“When was the last time someone told you you were wrong? If you can’t remember, you may have reason to be concerned. Sometimes the most loving thing someone can do for us is point out an error or inconsistency in the way we think or live.”
This Day in 1619. 397 years ago today, the six-month long Synod of Dort ended, having confirmed the authority of the “Heidelberg Catechism.” *
The Day We Discovered Our Parents Were Russian Spies
“For years Donald Heathfield, Tracey Foley and their two children lived the American dream. Then an FBI raid revealed the truth: they were agents of Putin’s Russia. Their sons tell their story.”
The Feed Is Dying
“The feed is dying. The reverse-chronological social media feed — the way you’ve read Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and blogs (which is to say, the internet) at various points over the last decade, updates organized according to the time they were posted, refreshed at the top of the screen — no longer really makes sense.”
Flashback: Matthew 18 in a Shrinking World
From a few years ago, but still timely: “The Internet has made the Christian world much smaller, allowing more Christians to have a voice that extends across the globe. And with this new ability to communicate comes new questions about how we are to deal with conflict, how we are to deal with questions and concerns.”
Racism is nothing more than collective narcissism: I love my group above all others because I love myself.
—Michael Horton
