Mike Wittmer

What I think. What I know. What I think I know.

  • hear the Word

    Okay, one more ODJ devotional for this month: read > Colossians 4:2-18 After you have read this letter, pass it on to the church at Laodicea so they can read it, too. And you should read the letter I wrote to them (v. 16).  Paul’s closing remarks indicate how his letters were read. There were…

  • bless the Lord

    Here is my latest draft for Our Daily Journey. Any feedback is always appreciated. Have you sung Matt Redmon’s inspiring song, “10,000 Reasons”? It begins, “Bless the LORD, O my soul, O my soul, worship his holy name. Sing like never before, O my soul. I’ll worship your holy name.” Matt said he based the…

  • human sexuality conference

    The EFCA is hosting a human sexuality conference in about a week in Littleton, Colorado, and it looks really good. I point this out to you because even if you can’t go–and registration is now closed–the lectures will be posted online after the conference. So remember to check back in early February and look for…

  • 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,…

  • art prize

    A former student and friend, Chris Brewer, is now studying at the University of St. Andrews. He posted an essay about Grand Rapids’ Art Prize on a St. Andrews’ blog, Transpositions. The article will acquaint you with a leading blog on the intersection of theology and the arts and also help you understand why Grand…

  • the end of civil religion

    I made the mistake of reading about the Louie Giglio imbroglio before going to bed, and it kept me from falling asleep. So now I’m dangerously typing a blog post at 1:00 AM, hoping I won’t regret this in the morning. I share my evangelical friends’ concerns about America’s growing intolerance with conservative Christianity (i.e.,…

  • there, fixed it!

    Remember how last week it seemed that our government had hit bottom? Well, that wasn’t bottom. This might be.

  • salvation

    I haven’t posted in awhile, in part because of the holidays and in part because my creativity was spent after sprinting to complete the manuscript for my forthcoming book on faith and doubt. I don’t want to say too much about it now, except that I think there is a need for a book on…

  • 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…