Category: Ethics
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year of living
We are in the middle of another media blitz for “A Year of Living” book. Since Alan Jacobs wrote A Year of Living Biblically, evangelical Christians have been inspired to write The Year of Living Like Jesus and now A Year of Biblical Womanhood. This phenomenon puzzles me, because I would think that any Christian…
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God’s will and Republicans
One of the ironies of this election season is that while President Obama and the Democrats hold a most extreme position on abortion (why doesn’t Romney ask about partial birth abortion?), the Republicans seem bent on proving that they are the ones who can’t be trusted on this issue. The latest gaffe occurred last night…
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pornography
Yesterday a seeker oriented church in my town gave its Sunday morning platform to unrepentant porn star Ron Jeremy. The ploy seemed to work, as the story landed the church on the front page of the Grand Rapids Press and as a lead story on the evening news. Jeremy told the 2,000 member audience that…
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jean and niell
I just returned from a beautiful pastors retreat at the InterVarsity Camp in the Eastern U.P. The fall color was at its peak, and so was the fellowship. I enjoyed the drive up and back with Tom Beetham, and the hour we all sat around swapping jokes until it was time for bed. It’s amazing…
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the new normal
I was teaching last night so I missed it, and I am too busy to watch it on my DVR, but according to its own press release the NBC show “The New Normal” is the latest attempt to mainstream homosexual behavior. The strategy began with “Will and Grace” (according to Joe Biden), made significant strides…
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center church
I recently received Tim Keller’s new book, Center Church, and I think I’m really going to like it. This is an exhaustive textbook that explains Redeemer’s philosophy of ministry—and I suspect it will be our generation’s go to book on this topic. Every church ministry course should require this text, and every pastor should read…
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wrecked
The steering wheel of my riding mower was smashed last week when I: a) Mowed the lawn while texting. b) Hooked a chain to the steering wheel to pull a dead tree stump out of the ground. c) Became entangled with my children’s swing set and flipped the mower upside down. The embarrassing answer became…
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moral to the story
A little over a month ago I heard a dynamic presentation from Arthur Brooks, president of The American Enterprise Institute, at Acton University in Grand Rapids. Brooks caught my attention when he began by saying that the average age of unhappiness for men is 45, which explains why I’ve been crabby lately, though I suspect…
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just another Wednesday
I didn’t eat at Chick-Fil-A today, mainly because there isn’t one nearby and I don’t typically join causes. I am a white evangelical male over forty who did not attend Promise Keepers. See what I mean? I do admit to feeling a surge of pride as the national news showed lines of people packing the restaurants…
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chicken fight
I have noticed that nearly every article on the Chick-Fil-A controversy mentions they serve delicious chicken sandwiches. This must have KFC wondering who might feign offense at them and fry up some of that free publicity (when even Billy Graham plans on observing Chick-Fil-A Wednesday, you know you’re on to something). This backhanded compliment seems…
Mike Wittmer 