Skip to content ↓

Where The Discussion’s At

There is some fascinating discussion going on in various places around this site at the moment. I am WAY behind in answering comments/questions/emails so am dedicating time to that today. In the meantime, here is where you can find some good discussion.

  1. ScottMac (scroll WAY down) posted a critique of the Purpose Driven movement here. What caught my eye was his asseration that the PD movement fails to do the one thing it claims to do best, which is fulfill the Great Commission. If you have read The Purpose Driven Church (or The Purpose Driven Life) you’ll know that Warren’s whole philosophy of ministry is based around the Great Commission. Scotty says that rather than going out into the world, the PD church reverses things by seeking to draw the world into itself. He also says that the system “assumes the burden of being under law, that if ‘such and such’ is done, then ‘such and such’ will happen.” Fascinating!
  2. In regards to my music collection, Steve has typed out a well-thought-out challenge that perhaps collecting things such as music is not Biblical. He insists that he is not being judgmental and I certainly do not think he is – he is just questioning whether collecting such things is a valid use of the resources God gives us. He questions whether such collections prove that one has not totally surrendered everything to Christ. And that is a great question. I have not had opportunity to reply but will do so shortly.
  3. Pam writes about the great apostacy in regards to this post. She tries not to sound like a fanatic, but when one connects the Catholic Church to the antichrist (something a whole Cloud of Witnesses have done in the past), one always seems fanatical in our watered-down age.
  4. Finally, Anthony wrote a great response to this article about smoking. He concludes that though smoking may be stupid, it is not sinful.

  • Carney Trump

    How Donald Trump Upended Canadian Politics and Helped the Liberals Win

    On April 28, Canadians elected the Liberal Party of Canada to a fourth consecutive term. This is a rare feat for a political party in Canada and in this case, one of special significance, for just months ago, the Liberals seemed destined for near-complete destruction. The cost of living was spiking, the quality of life…

  • A La Carte Collection cover image

    A La Carte (April 30)

    A La Carte: Young men wanted / The glory and danger of apologetics / God’s guidelines for sex aren’t arbitrary / How much is our church worth? / People loved the darkness / and more.

  • Erics Greatest Race

    Releasing Today: Eric’s Greatest Race

    My new book releases today! Eric’s Greatest Race is a fully illustrated graphic novel that tells young readers the story of Eric Liddell, the famous Olympian whose steadfast courage and commitment to Christ has inspired generations of believers. It is my sincere hope that it will introduce a whole new generation to a man whose…

  • A La Carte Collection cover image

    A La Carte (April 29)

    A La Carte: Has the decline of U.S. Christianity finally stopped? / Holding space for joy and sorrow / No one ever hated his own body / Wisdom principles for Christian parenting / The article you don’t want to read / A new book / Kindle deals / and more.

  • The Pursuit of Virtue

    God’s character is the essence of virtue. The heart of virtue is to know the Lord and to become like him, as a child resembles her father. That is the goal, privilege, and destiny of the redeemed. #Sponsored

  • When God Plants an Acorn

    When God Plants an Acorn, He Means an Oak

    We stood together on the crest of a hill, a gentle breeze rustling the meadow around our feet. The fields ran gently downward until they met a creek that gurgled happily in its course. A few years prior, an acorn had somehow made its way to the highest point of this hill, carelessly dropped there…