An excerpt from my current writing project, Suburbianity When Paul wrote First Corinthians he was throwing a grenade of awareness into a context not much different than ours. The church at Corinth was the original suburban church. As becomes obvious in the letter, they suffered from the same distractions and pitfalls we do. They were…
It’s the people outside the chemo unit I worry about most. Here on the outside we’re tenaciously petty people. In where you are is reality. Outside is delusion. You might think it the other way around, but you’d be wrong. Out here is the insanity of American Christianity and it’s obsession with ease. We’ve no…
During our most recent ReNew Conference I was able to commandeer Dr. D.A. Carson in between sessions. A selfish little request made possible by our conference director. A request I make every time he’s with us. I’m never disappointed in these moments and he is always graciously and sincerely obliging. So much was running through…
Our aim this weekend is To worship the Lord Jesus Christ and prove his worth (even if that means worshiping from a heap of ashes). To demonstrate the power of the Gospel in all things (including inexplicable suffering and pain). To deconstruct the version of Christianity which has our happiness as the chief goal (and…
1. Pithiness. 2. Epigrammatic phrasing for effect rather than phrasing which is the effect of proper grammar. 3. Does not provide adequate 4. Can come off as condescending. Which of course (in case you did not know) is when someone talks down to another person. 5. Is not best for best writing. 6. Often reactionary….
