The Burr in the Burbs

I want to direct you to a blog I just discovered. It’s called Wretched of the Earth. The blogger is a missionary in Bangkok, Thailand. And the post I read today, Jesus Is Not a Nicer Buddha, is right on the mark. He notes the temptation to “sell” Christianity on its practical [...]

Jason, over at Theology Geek, makes some interesting comments. As a man in the pew who listens to sermons every week, he reminds us preachers what we’re about. There’s a lot of bad preaching out there, not that I speak as the master. But some observations: 1) You can’t preach God’s Law properly without offending [...]

Guilt is more than a feeling. You can be guilty whether you feel it or not. Preachers often think that guilt is a feeling that we are supposed to eradicate. Well, yes and no. A lot of the time, it is our job to make people feel guilty. And that’s [...]