A Gentle and Quiet Spirit is not just a Feminine Virtue
In this post I argue against the idea that gentleness, or meekness, is an especially feminine virtue (cf. 1 Peter 3:4), a faulty idea I’ve heard too many times.
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Category: Christian Living
Did Jesus address only men in Luke 14:25-27?
In Luke 14:25-27 Jesus said that his disciples have to hate their father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters. A reader asks, “Was Jesus speaking to only men here?”
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Jesus on Divorce, Remarriage and Adultery
Churches which misunderstand Jesus’ teaching on divorce increase the suffering and scandal of divorced members. What is the context of Jesus’ teaching on divorce? Did Jesus teach that all second marriages, with a former spouse still living, are adulterous? I argue, from scripture, that he didn’t
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God on Divorce (Malachi 2:16)
Traditional translations of Malachi 2:16 are misleading. Here are some better translations that faithfully reflect the Hebrew grammar, and do not have God saying, “I hate divorce.”
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A Communal Proclamation (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)
I believe that there is more to the Lord’s Supper than what is offered in many churches today. In this 8 minute video, Danny Zacharias addresses some misunderstandings and shortcomings of our abbreviated Communion and Eucharist celebrations.
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Is John Piper using emotional blackmail?
In this post I express my concerns about John Piper’s lack of propriety and wisdom in a quote newly posted (yet again) on The Gospel Coalition’s website.
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What was the ‘job description’ of Jesus’ apostles?
One subject that I keep mulling over is what it means to be a leader and have authority in the church. Did Jesus commission his first disciples to be church leaders? What was their job description?
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Western-Style ‘Biblical Womanhood’ and the Wider World
Here is a link to one of the best articles I have ever read on so-called ‘biblical womanhood’. In this article Jenny Rae Armstrong writes that “the privileged frivolities of Western homemaking” have nothing to do with the gospel of Jesus.
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Communion, Community, and Solidarity with our Persecuted Brothers and Sisters
Back in the first century, Communion was a way for the early Christians to express their solidarity as a group of Jesus-followers in an often hostile world. The Lord’s Supper is still a way we can show our solidarity with our fellow Jesus-followers who are being persecuted.
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3 things wise disciples do to build unshakeable houses (Luke 6)
How can we be like the wise man (i.e. person) who built a strong, unshakeable house on a secure foundation in Luke 6?
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Male-Female Pairs and Parallelism in Luke’s Gospel
Luke often presents material in his Gospel using male-female pairs to highlight the full & equal inclusion of women & men in God’s new covenant & community.
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The Power of God’s Grace
The concept of grace has sometimes become confused or conflated with the concept of mercy, but the two are not the same. Read more about the power of grace which God gives us through Jesus and his Spirit.
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