Mike Wittmer

Category: Christian Worldview

  • boys and girls are different

    Gymnastics is a rugged sport, one that I could not imagine trying, so it makes sense that my daughter’s gym has a poster that reads, “If gymnastics was easy, they’d call it football,” and another that implies girls are as tough as boys. Which of course, they are, though apparently in different ways. Last Saturday…

  • blame game

    Yesterday on ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption,” host Michael Wilbon predicted trouble for gay athlete Michael Sam because “the Christian Right is entrenched in NFL locker rooms.” His matter of fact statement went unchallenged by his cohost, Tony Kornheiser, which left me rather stunned. Apparently Christians are now blamed before they say or do anything. A…

  • Abraham Ham

    I did not see the debate last night between Ken Ham and The Science Guy, but I did see many posts on Twitter and Facebook and read the USA Today story in this morning’s paper. Many Christians rightly point out that Ham wrongly thinks the only orthodox way to read Genesis 1 is the way…

  • what is marriage?

    Last week I explained to my daughter that she was no longer allowed to watch the Disney television show, “Good Luck Charlie.” She understood that we love gay people and appreciate the many good things that they may contribute to society, but we don’t like how Disney is openly trying to force children to accept…

  • Christmas 2013

    I was driving my daughter to gymnastics practice this afternoon and we were marveling at the beauty of big fluffy snowflakes falling on an ice coated forest. For a moment I thought we had driven right through the back of the wardrobe. I remarked how the Frederick Meijer Gardens spends a lot of money to…

  • duck soup

    I don’t see a need to weigh in beyond what others, such as Al Mohler, Russell Moore, Trevin Wax, and Joe Carter, have already said (everyone with a blog has commented on this story; sorry if I missed you). And I do need to put this aside and do the work God has called me…

  • pockets

    I realize this website has been about as useful as healthcare.gov, but that’s because I just completed a two week grading sprint. I’m a bit fried right now, but I wanted to share my latest ODJ devotional, which like my grades, is just going to beat the deadline. I’d much rather work ahead, but sometimes…

  • say it with flowers

    Last night I attended my fifth grader’s school Christmas concert, and I noticed something I had never seen before. It seemed that every fourth parent was carrying cut flowers to give to their child. One even had a dozen roses. When did this start? And what does it mean? I understand the need to support…

  • the rest of the story

    The editorial cartoon in today’s Grand Rapids Press pokes fun at Walmart for asking people to donate so its workers can have a happy Thanksgiving. This story made national news last week, proving that none of the newscasts do much original reporting anymore. When I mentioned the story to my parents, they told me the…

  • christmas moochers

    The other week one of my students who leads worship mentioned that December is a frantic month for everyone involved in his area. This led us to wonder why every church must put so much effort into its Christmas programs. I understand why we do children’s musicals—because parents and grandparents insist on it—but why must…