Lately I’ve been thinking about how Christians should respond to political outcomes. I’m a Libertarian. I believe that government governs best which governs least. Liberty loses no matter who wins — Senator Obama wins or Senator McCain. Both support a stronger, more assertive government that strips away liberty. How should I respond to that loss?
Well, [...]
Diet and Fat: A Severe Case of Mistaken Consensus - New York Times
In 1988, the surgeon general, C. Everett Koop, proclaimed ice cream to a be public-health menace right up there with cigarettes. Alluding to his office’s famous 1964 report on the perils of smoking, Dr. Koop announced that the American diet was [...]
Several weeks ago, Pastor John Piper preached a message entitled The Triumph of the Gospel in the New Heavens and the New Earth. I started listening to it yesterday. One portion in particular really caught my attention. I’m guilty of not taking sin anywhere near as seriously as it should be taken. This message really [...]
I was given a copy of Pastor John Piper’s book — The Purifying Power of Living by Faith in Future Grace — for my birthday. Pastor Piper wrote the back as a series of short chapters, intended to be read one a day. I’ve been attempting to do so.
Over the next couple of weeks, I’d [...]