Politicizing Tragedy Risks Dehumanizing Victims and Their Families
But our actions aren’t to pimp a mass shooting to get our political or cultural agenda across. Our actions are to demonstrate care and compassion to hurting people, to hear the stories of those suffering and then—when we finally do speak—to speak humbly, as James says, about the Word that saved us.
So you pray, you share Jesus stories, you live your faith, you invite others to worship and into the life of Jesus… and God gives the increase. It happened in Guatemala and it is happening all over the world.
The Mission of the Church: The Liturgy of Contemporary Church
If the church’s mission centers around Jesus as incarnated in the local congregation, then liturgy becomes extremely important in terms of spiritual formation. That is, if God wants the church formed in the image of Jesus, then how we conduct the assembly becomes a question of mission.
The Mission of the Church: Calvin on Liturgy. (Yes, really. That Calvin.)
Visitors don’t come to church to learn your theology of atonement or the Trinity. They come to see whether God is there among you. And God is most truly present when the service focuses on him.
Christians Still Have to Care About Adoption
Finally, for Christians and for all people, adoption is a reflection of a supernatural reality. It’s a witness to the fact that we live in a fallen world, and an imperfect reflection of the perfecting kingdom work of restoration that is underway today, in the here and now.
Five things pediatricians want dads to know about parenting
- Be a role model
- Talk to your kids
- Get vaccinated
- Get screened for depression
- Play with your kids
Think organic food is better for you, animals, and the planet? Think again
Essentially, organic food is rich people spending their extra cash to feel good. While that is just as valid as spending it on holidays, we should resist any implied moral superiority. Organics are not healthier or better for animals. To expand to any great scale would cost tens of billions of pounds while killing thousands. Indeed, a widespread organics revolution will increase environmental damage, and cut global forests.
What Richard Branson Had To Say After Catching A Napping Employee
- Staying well-rested is a key jet lag antidote
- Napping is a totally free, brain boost
- Well-rested employees think better of their bosses
Holy punch! Cyprus priest biffs groom’s backslapping brother
A family member — speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing — said the priest had gestured for the slapping to cease, then punched the brother in the chest and face when the warning went unheeded.