Monthly Archives: January 2009
Sexuality In the Image of God (Pt. 1)
Do you ever wonder what Adam felt like when he saw Eve for the first time? What sort of thoughts raced through his mind and what did he feel in his heart as he spent time with her in the … Continue reading
Stop Patronizing Me
You know what gives me a good laugh? I laugh when people see the color of my skin and my Asian features and then try to compliment me by saying, “Wow, I’m surprised at how you’re able to speak English … Continue reading
Hubris Americana
Trevin Wax offers thought-provoking perspective on President Obama’s inaugural speech. Before you read anything else, let me make clear that he’s not bashing our new President, as some may be quick to accuse him of. He says, …we as Americans … Continue reading
MLK Jr. Day: Letter From a Birmingham Jail (Pt. 2)
Tonight as I read “Letter From a Birmingham Jail,” I can’t help but feel the weight of Rev. King’s words. This was a man deeply moved by a heavenly vision of the kingdom of God manifested on earth through the … Continue reading
MLK Jr. Day: Letter From a Birmingham Jail
I am currently in the middle of reading Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter From a Birmingham Jail.” MLK Jr. was writing to eight white Alabama ministers who urged him not to engage in or promote nonviolent protests, arguing that segregation … Continue reading
MLK Jr. Day: Am I My Brother’s Keeper?
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! May we not only celebrate the man, but seek to share and live out his dreams in greater ways in 2009, trusting that his dreams find their ultimate fulfillment in the gospel. Racism and … Continue reading
Nobody Blasphemes Like an Evangelical
Doug Wilson decries modern evangelical tendencies to trivialize the sacredness of the Christian faith. That books such as The Shack could ever become so influential and widespread among evangelicals says a whole lot about our failure to “take every thought … Continue reading
Preaching the Gospel to Myself 