Last April I was part of the Lausanne Orlando 2011 Leadership Consultation, a follow-up to the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization last fall. The leaders of the consultation have recently compiled and synthesized the notes from the discussions and made them available in a pdf. The document is divided into four sections: Best available resources […]
Archives for September 2011
Can the World Still Feed Itself?
Stated that way, it sounds like it’s a set-up to say “no, we need less people on the planet,” and so forth. I don’t think that way, and only gave the post that title because it’s the title of a very interesting article in the Wall Street Journal. And, the answer of the article is: […]
Why Did Jesus Tell the Rich Young Ruler to Sell All that He Had?
We all know the story: A ruler comes to Jesus and says “what must I do to inherit the eternal life?” Jesus, instead of saying, “believe in me,” says “You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother” (Luke 18:18-19). […]
The Gospel At Ground Zero
Russ Moore’s cover story for Christianity Today. Here’s a great part: The Scriptures command us to be gentle and kind to unbelievers, not because we are not at war, but because we’re not at war with them (2 Tim. 2:26). When we see that we are warring against principalities and powers in the heavenly places, […]
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Here’s one reason: “In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith — more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire — may be found to result in praise and glory and honor […]
What Does it Mean that the Christian is Simultaneously Just and Sinful?
Sometimes, the truth that we are just and sinful at the same time is misunderstood. It is rightly recognized that, even as Christians, we still sin and still have sinful dispositions. So the “sinful” part of the picture is usually understood correctly. But the “just” part of the equation is sometimes understood to mean to […]