I want to suggest that wherever you can as a young man or one involved in any way in training young men, you point them toward manhood, maturity, adulthood, responsibility, ambition, strategy, vision, focus. Yes, it can be fun to be boyish. But you know what’s far more satisfying? Becoming something. Becoming something greater than you are. Becoming a man. Building stuff.
Category: Random
Old Photographs
Jim Capaldi on Nostalgia, playing at 1:21am on a Saturday Night. Reminds me of dusty uncemented roads on summer afternoons.
Old photographs and places I remember just like a dying ember that’s burned into my soul.
Even though we walk the diamond-studded highways, it’s the country lanes and byways that make us long for home.
Sexual Sin in the Ministry
Precisely the reason why we need the grace of God:
The real problem is hidden deep within. The least bit of lust is an indication of vast corruption in the human heart. It is an enslavement that cannot be broken through any form of behavior management, recovery program, or counseling. The inside is so ravaged by sin that we can do nothing to change it.
Suggestions to Young Theologians
From Andy Naselli’s blog:
John Frame’s 30 Suggestions for Theological Students and Young Theologians.
1. Consider that you might not really be called to theological work. James 3:1 tells us that not many of us should become teachers and that teachers will be judged more strictly. To whom much (biblical knowledge) is given, of them shall much be required.
2. Value your relationship with Christ, your family, and the church above your career ambitions. You will influence more people by your life than by your theology. And deficiencies in your life will negate the influence of your ideas, even if those ideas are true. Continue reading Suggestions to Young Theologians
Why We Don’t Call Him Papa Jesus
Because nowhere in the Bible can you find anyone calling Him that.
I think people call him ‘Papa Jesus’ because they are trying to describe a relationship that feels warm and relatable. I understand the point. Still, the Bible doesn’t call him Papa Jesus and the reason is theological. Jesus is the Son, not the Father. Calling him Papa is not consistent with what the Bible teaches about the Trinity.
Too Little Exposition
One of the alarming trends in modern pulpits is how there’s too little exposition of the Word of God. Preachers open their sermons with stories purportedly to catch the attention of the listeners. They read their texts some fifteen minutes later and proceed with sermons that have nothing to do with the quoted texts. There’s little wrestling with the word of God. The tension is in the human response to the text, not the Bible answering the Bible. And we wonder why Christians have so little respect and love for the written Word of God.
Jojo Agot 