Allaert Claesz, David and Bathsheba, Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art “In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. ” 2 Samuel 11:1, NIV In theContinue reading “Leadership Sin (Pt. 2): King David’s Pride”
Category Archives: Theology
Leadership Sin (Part 1)
On calling out the sin of leaders: Responding to the Ravi Zacharias Scandal As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. 1 Timothy 5:20 A few weeks ago the news came my way that Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) had commissionedContinue reading “Leadership Sin (Part 1)”
Hell is a Gift
God loved them enough to make a place where they, by choice, never again have to feel His love.
One Flesh
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Gen. 2:24 ESV) I was watching a video today discussing this passage in Genesis, the author making a point that even literalists interpret it in a figurative fashion. To the author of thisContinue reading “One Flesh”
Hole-y
In a sermon recently, the Beatitudes were described as a counter-response to the sayings of some of the Rabbis of Jesus’ day who would stand up and begin with lines like, “Blessed are the holy, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.” Imagine, if you will, that Jesus answered them like this: And Jesus addressedContinue reading “Hole-y”
In the Garden…
I heard a sermon not too long ago, one that stands in fine tradition alongside many similar sermons, in which the pastor went to considerable length to describe the agony of Jesus’ experience on the cross. There were details concerning all the inhumanities the Lord suffered as he hung there, his body slowly failing. HadContinue reading “In the Garden…”
Casual Conjecture 