Mike Wittmer

Category: Ethics

  • into the closet

    Yesterday I drove through Mitch McGary’s hometown and realized this Buckeye was going to “cheer” for the Wolverines tonight. I’ve got three reasons: 1. Rick Pitino (don’t Google Pitino and Applebee’s) 2. It’s not football. 3. Speaking of football, it might be a long time until Michigan will be able to compete with Ohio State,…

  • Easter weekend

    Karl Barth offers wise counsel this Easter weekend. He warns that we must not fixate on the cross alone, “like the ox which is bound to a stake and, driven by the owner’s whip, has to trot round and round the turning wheel.” Rather we must remember that we stand on the other side of…

  • honesty

    It’s been awhile since I ran an Our Daily Journey entry by you. There is still time to make changes if something stands out that needs fixing. read > Acts 4:32-5:11 Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money…

  • marriage

    The lead story in today’s Grand Rapids Press is about Rob Bell’s support of gay marriage. I’m not sure why this qualifies as news (who didn’t already know this?), but I am sure that this kind of “journalism” is part of the reason the Press only delivers papers three times per week. The cynical side…

  • your health care is killing me

    I just received an email from human resources saying that my employer, Cornerstone University, has qualified for a one year “safe harbor” exclusion from offering the government mandated emergency contraception coverage. The statement reads:  “Cornerstone University, as the sponsor of your group health plan, has certified that it qualifies for a temporary enforcement safe harbor…

  • little big man

    This morning I heard a spirited discussion about Lance Armstrong:  Is he a good man for supporting so many people with cancer or is he a bad man for destroying so many of his competitors and close friends? This disagreement is in the neighborhood of an idea that I’ve been mulling over for some time,…

  • pro life gun control

    As Democrats and Republicans fumble their way toward a Grand Bargain to avoid the fiscal cliff, the tragic shooting in Connecticut points to the need for another, more important compromise. As with the fiscal cliff talks, I’m under no illusion that my compromise will be implemented. But as with the fiscal cliff, we’ll learn a…

  • part of the problem

    I can’t imagine the grief among the families waking up in Connecticut this morning, and I pray for the comfort of Christ to envelop them. It is for mornings like this that we are Christians, because if you don’t know Jesus, then really, what can you say or do for these poor people? I’m sure…

  • what’s the difference?

    The blowback from last week’s controversial column, “The War on Men,” got me thinking. I cover the complementarian/egalitarian issue every semester, and it’s been a long time since anyone switched sides because of their understanding of Scripture. Both sides seem dug in at this point—there may be less undecided voters on this issue than there…

  • the intolerance of tolerance

    I just saw this essay posted on Facebook. It’s a chilling explanation of how the religious leaders of our culture might justify the persecution of Christians as good and necessary. We shouldn’t be surprised by this, as our message is the same as Paul’s, and he was told by the Jews in Rome that “people…