Category: Ethics
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it’s not me, it’s you
That didn’t take long. Two weeks ago evangelical Christians were debating whether a Christian florist should violate her conscience and festoon a chapel for a gay wedding. Suddenly we are debating whether the happy couple should be employed in a Christian parachurch organization. One day after World Vision announced it opposed sexual immorality but not…
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your body
Here’s my latest for Our Daily Journey. I’m turning it in tomorrow, so if you see something say something. Thanks! I like to write out my thoughts before I type them, and I’ve learned that my brain works best with a good pen. When I grab an old pen that rolls roughly across the…
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no socially acceptable way to say it
I am already tired of this subject, and it’s apparently just getting started. Last week Kirk Cousins, backup quarterback for the Washington Whatchamacallits and native of West Michigan, spoke at the Christian school across the street from our seminary. During the Q and A afterwards Cousins was asked about having a gay teammate, and according…
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our funny culture
I’m going to break my rule of not posting on Sunday because I’ve got fifteen minutes before evening service and this was in today’s paper (the Dear Abby column). I’m not going to comment, because it’s Sunday and the absurdity of our double standard speaks for itself. HT: Eric Schlukebir
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raising Arizona
The law that Gov. Brewer vetoed in Arizona may have been too broad (I haven’t read the bill), but two things I heard give me cause for concern. Last night on the evening news a congressman who had voted for the bill but was now arguing for its veto said his reasoning was that “the…
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you don’t bring me flowers
That didn’t take long. We seem to be on the cusp of the next big moral debate: Does a person who believes gay marriage is a moral evil have the moral and legal right and/or responsibility not to participate in that moral evil? Is a florist who respectfully declines to arrange flowers for a gay…
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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…
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take the next step
Here’s my latest for Our Daily Journey. I’ve got a few days if anyone sees something that needs changed. Thanks! Have you felt the crushing weight of despair? A performance review was overwhelmingly negative, or a cancer screen was unexpectedly positive. Your spouse announced he wanted a divorce, and suddenly you were lost and alone.…
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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…
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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…
Mike Wittmer 