Christian, tame your tongue– your light was meant for good, not arson. I’ve been praying a long time on this one. Hard words: Tame your tongue… (sigh). Sometimes, I don’t like my role in the body of Christ too much. But, I understand now. I am a watchman of sorts. A semi-permeable membrane, one little […]
When I think of a virtue that is genuinely overlooked in the Christian world, it is appreciation of beauty. It’s why I saved the best for last in our series of Tiny Virtues for Exemplary Christian Living. Appreciation for what is beautiful is a divine quality that touches the soul in ways that words alone […]
There is a perspective that Exemplary Christians know. It’s a view of eternity. Of seeing today in the light of forever. It’s not easy to develop this kind of perspective, but it’s well worth it. It’s a Tiny Virtue in which today melts away and all today’s sufferings become “light and momentary” as Paul calls them […]
The last of the cluster virtues residing in the will for our series on Tiny Virtues would be those surrounding the idea of control. Oh, there are many facets clustered together, among which are self-control, knowing when to keep matters between you and God alone, how to keep confidences in a biblical way, avoid spreading […]
We’re coming to the conclusion soon of the Tiny Virtues series and today we’ll look at the virtue of intercession. There’s a difference between intercession and advocacy as it is currently presented in our culture. It’s not community activism or promotion of a social cause. Rather, there is an element of tact and diplomacy evident in […]
No one can argue with selfless charity. It’s a Tiny Virtue that blesses everyone. Thank God that somewhere in the final days of the election season where everyone seems to be at odds with everyone else, a beautiful “cluster virtue” residing in the will that we can all agree upon still exists: the generous, selfless, charitable attitude […]
I am angry. I’ll admit it. But not at what most women are outraged over. I’m angry that people-men and women alike-both in the Church and outside the Church have totally lost sight of the point of Christianity and the eternal beauty of grace. My letter in response to http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-evangelical-women-20161016-story.html Re: Done! As a seminary […]
Today we see the consequences of a generation’s belief in moral relativism. Where what’s true for you and what’s true for me are two different things. Utter nonsense. John 16:7 “But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come […]
Why would God value orderliness? Because He’s the author of order and established it over chaos. That’s why in our current climate of rapid information and total mishmash of truth and lies, I really appreciate Luke’s having laid out his Gospel and the book of Acts as an “orderly account.” And not just that, but […]
Who is most blessed among women? “The Virgin Mary,” all the good little Christians happily answer. And they’d be right. That phrase from Scripture brings joy and images of the angel Gabriel pronouncing Mary to being highly favored and Mary’s cousin Elizabeth recognizing the mother of her Lord. Was God clueless when He records in […]
