What I think. What I know. What I think I know.
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Kim Davis Should Resign
Kim Davis is the embattled clerk in Kentucky who is refusing to issue any marriage license so she won’t have to issue one to homosexuals. I am passionately committed to religious freedom and sympathetic to Davis’ predicament, but this is the wrong place for Christians to die on principle. If the culture eventually shuts down…
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spies and lies
A second undercover video of a Planned Parenthood doctor was released yesterday. This one cleverly sprung the trap set by the first video. PP President Cecile Richards responded to the first video by categorically denying that PP sells baby parts, and this one shows one of her abortionists, who could pass as the German villain…
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worth a thousand words
Thinking out loud about why the Planned Parenthood video is so disturbing, and why it might finally move a nation, or at least those citizens with hearts, to stand and fight for our children. We learned from the video that Planned Parenthood sells the body parts of aborted babies. They take pains not to crush…
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summer reading
My seminary asked the faculty for a list of books they’re reading this summer. The plan is to post this list in the restroom, so students will have something to read while they’re in there (as if students don’t have cell phones). In keeping with the spirit of the place, my list includes only books…
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wax Bibles
Perhaps the most serious long-term consequence of the new shift on homosexual practice is how many Christians are misreading Scripture. If the Bible can be read to support homosexual practice—or at least not condemn it—then what can’t we make the Bible say? There is no teaching that can’t be explained away or reinterpreted for today.…
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Interview, Part Two
Here is the second part of the pastor’s interview that began yesterday. 5. Some Christians, I can only imagine, will be inclined to push back on your book, arguing that the church is already too worldly and doesn’t need encouragement to “enjoy life”. How would you respond to such criticisms? One friend asked if most…
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Interview
I spent the last couple of hours responding to perceptive questions from a pastor who wants to share Becoming Worldly Saints with his congregation. I thought that the answers might interest some of you and encourage your faith. I’ll post the first half now and the second half tomorrow. 1. The question driving your book…
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sympathy
Here are my initial, unformed thoughts on something I’ve observed in the past week. I figure a blog is a good place to share this in the hope that others would add to or correct my first draft. I have been struck by our cultural leaders’ lack of sympathy for the religious perspective. Last Sunday…
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where you start determines where you end
Last Friday the Supreme Court expanded marriage, at least for now, to any two consenting adults. As Justice Roberts noted in his dissent, the court offered no reason why gender doesn’t matter but the number does. If the court is consistent, it will legalize polygamy the next time a polygamist sues. Much has already been…
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you are called
This devotional for Our Daily Journey rises out of my research for Becoming Worldly Saints. I hope it helps people apply the Reformation’s notion of vocation. There is still time to fix errors before I turn it in, so if you see something please say something. Thanks! read > Colossians 3:18-25 Remember that the Lord…
Mike Wittmer 