Rules and Rights

Rules and Rights

Rules and Rights

Doing the right thing isn’t always easy. We often want to do something foolish when we feel bad. And, when the consequences of foolishness flourish, we feel even worse. It’s better to practice wisdom, especially when we don’t feel like it.

Right now, the world is focused on rights instead of wisdom—homosexual rights, religious rights, divorced parents’ rights, healthcare rights, welfare rights…

Right now, even when we don’t feel like it, we need responsible mothers and fathers living together, earning money, raising children, electing responsible leaders, and honoring God who designed us accordingly. If we don’t, we’ll feel bad.  · · · →

Jesus and Churchianity

Jesus and Churchianity

Jesus and Churchianity

The “seeker-sensitive” critics got it half right. Hybels was right to make sure that non-Christians could understand his messages. He also made sure that Christians could understand his messages. “Seeker-sensitive” originally sought to answer the questions that normal people ask and use the words that normal people use, instead of only preaching with lofty words to those already convinced.

“Seeker-sensitive” was also a kind of warning. It allowed a small amount of “Church without Jesus”. Non-Christians could go and feel welcome, given the premise that they were seeking. But, what the Church needs and always needed was “Jesus without Churchianity”.  · · · →

Grip

Grip

Grip

A heavy hand isn’t always the strongest. A calloused hand lacks the sensitivity to know what it touches. Justice, war, patience, friendship, and peace require information. Many tyrants blindly bring down their fists on broken glass thinking to crush an egg.

The problem doesn’t come from a failure to check first, but whether to bring one’s hand down at all. One of the key factors of combat is keeping a center of balance. Throwing a punch can offset that balance.

Fingers can feel-out a situation better than a fist. Strong fingers have grip and prove more useful than heavy fists.  · · · →

Refuting Ignorance: Jesus Is the Answer

Refuting Ignorance: Jesus Is the Answer

Refuting Ignorance: Jesus Is the Answer

Jesus is the answer in Asia. Unpopular as it seems—propaganda-like as it smells, Jesus is the answer in Asia. Chinese don’t know that forgiveness is an option. Even Sunni Muslims call Esau’s descendants in Palestine their brothers, but want no home for the house of Jacob, Esau’s younger brother, Israel.

Critics and cynics scoff and say, “Christianity is about domination, money, false hopes, and cult-marketing.” While these things are true of Churchianity, they aren’t true of the pure Bible. But, those who depended on attending Churchianity sermons, without reading the Bible themselves, don’t know the difference. Do your homework.  · · · →