So I’ve been thinking about our “T” in Tulip. Total Depravity. When I hear it, I let out a big sigh. No, not out of disappointment. More out of relief. It gives me a glimpse of the simple, yet complex human condition. As Jerry Bridges puts it, it’s our filth that serves as the velvet [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Ideas’
October 8, 2009
The Religion of “Tolerance”
I had a chance to read a bit in the new TCNJ publication, “Perspective.” I’m not sure what I was expecting to read, but I lent it an ear regardless because my friend was interviewed on the basis of his relationship with Jesus and how it plays into his beliefs towards homosexuals. I usually don’t [...]
May 18, 2009
Unlimited Limited Atonement
In an open letter that Mark Driscoll wrote to his youngest son, Gideon, I found a wealth of information and resources that gave a clear outline of the variety of views on Christ’s atonement and the Christian “factions”, if you will, that stand behind each one. As a younger follower of Christ, I used to [...]
March 28, 2009
Owning The Right to Say “Duh”
Two perplexing tumors in my mind. Neither of them keep me up at night, but I figure they’re worth some sharing and discussion. The first one was a chain of thoughts I had one morning in the car on my way to tennis with Tim Shin. I jotted it down on my iPhone Notes application [...]
February 23, 2009
Typeface Crimes
Like most easily entertained men, I went out to see Taken a couple weeks ago to satisfy my unexplainable craving for justified violence. There is nothing I would want to see more than Liam Neeson, pissed off, tearing through the flesh of whoever stands in the way of him rescuing his kidnapped daughter. The movie [...]
