Pastor Steve shares these links to stimulate some Thursday Thoughts
On Getting Your Sushi at the Flying J … Douglas Wilson offers his take on the recent Shepherds’ Conference Q&A that focused on the Social Justice Gospel matter. Wilson writes: “The bottom line is that we live in a corrupt generation. We are muddled about everything. We preen and posture in our pretended moral goodness, as we seek to save future generations from the fluctuations of the weather, for pity’s sake, while at the same time refusing to save them from the abortionist’s forceps. We slaughter black babies and sell the pieces off, and lionize politicians who arrange for federal subsidies for those who are selling the babies. We sit quietly as those orchestrating this ongoing slaughter continue to lecture us about the failings of our white ancestors two hundred years ago. Our collective moral compass is flat busted.” You should read the rest HERE.
Christian Man Academy … David Murray has started an academy – Christian Man Academy – which functions as a video-based website for Christian men. He writes: “I’ve had a growing burden for young men growing up in a world that is not only confused about masculinity but even hostile to it. In recent weeks, the Gillette ad has sparked renewed debate about “toxic masculinity.” Young (and not-so-young) men are looking for clarity, direction, and practical help about what it means to be a man and, especially, how to be a Christian man in today’s culture.” Two short videos have been going up each week since mid-February. You should check them out HERE.
The High Cost of Cowardice … Darrell Harrison, writing for Grace to You Blog says: “Biblically speaking, “the cowardly” are professing believers who are so overcome with fear and timidity in a given situation that they equivocate on the truth, or deny it altogether. Like Peter (Matthew 26:69-75), spiritual cowards yield to the world’s pressure, fearful of what an uncompromising life of standing for Christ and His gospel might cost them. Those pressures are familiar to us all—they routinely weigh on our friendships, family gatherings, and workplace conversations. And in a society that is driven by the ever-shifting winds of political correctness, we all understand the potentially high price of nonconformity.” You can read the rest HERE.