“We need to become global Christians with a global vision, for we have a global God.” John R. W. Stott In seasons of discernment students might ask, “What is God’s will for my life?” Not a bad question. I asked this question myself at one point in my journey. But at some point in my…
Category: Theological Reflection
What They Didn’t Teach in Seminary—Thank Goodness.
It’s a genre now: the article or blog post about how seminary fails to teach the practical things pastors need to know. “Five Things They Didn’t Teach in Seminary.” The piece usually mentions monthly finance reports and broken air conditioners. I’m sympathetic. For five years I co-pastored an urban church with my wife. Each month,…
Deflate-Gate and Christian Ethics
Last week the National Football League handed down a four game suspension for Tom Brady of the New England Patriots for his part in deflating footballs before a playoff game this past year. The team was also penalized $1 million and 2 future draft picks. If you turned on ESPN recently you saw all kinds of debates in…