I like praise songs and I’m a very emotional singer. But Rich Kirkpatrick of ChurchLeaders is absolutely right when he points out that we must know the God whom we are worshiping. A sweet praise song may be true about God’s aspect as the Comforter, but it won’t do a thing for God’s aspect as the holy fire of pure justice. “There is no context of God’s character, just our experience. We can sing “we worship You” all we want, but who is “You”—a fuzzy God who just makes us feel fuzzy, or an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving God who is jealous of us loving anything or one more than Him? Do we…

I’m aware of Buzzfeed although I’ve never visited it. It’s a media hotbed of progressive, bright young things who are enamored by the latest technology. It’s been accused of being anti-Christian. I wouldn’t necessarily go that far — it doesn’t exist as a militant atheist property. It is however not exactly faith-friendly. In an effort to prove that it is Christian-cool after all, Buzzfeed uploaded a video that was supposed to demonstrate how cool progressive Christians are. It was entitled “I’m Christian, But I’m Not…” The interviewees all talked about how they’re Christian but they’re not [insert any number of socially unprogressive stances and you’ve got it]. I’m sure that…

There’s a scene in Monty Python where castle workers are bringing out the plague dead. (It’s funny, trust me.) One man is sick and protests. “I’m not dead yet!” “Oh, stop being such a baby!” Christians could stand to here the same thing. So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.Then we will no longer be…