General Christian Causing Others to Stumble: A Plea to Believers “Do not cause others to stumble.” This verse is usually pulled out and dusted off whenever youth ministers want to convince teen girls not to wear crop tops and short shorts. “Others” is often switched out for “your brother,” as in your brother in Christ who would be ignited by lust with such dress. But […] Written by Red Letter Christians November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist Meditation on Gratitude and Joy Let yourself sit quietly and at ease. Allow your body to be relaxed and open, your breath natural, your heart easy. Begin the practice of gratitude by feeling how year after year you have cared for your own life. Now let yourself begin to acknowledge all that has supported you in this care: With gratitude I […] Written by Jack Kornfield November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Immortality – All it’s cracked up to be? One of my family’s favorite movies is Stardust. At one point in the film one of the characters says, “King! For eternity!” He is obviously very excited about this prospect, and will do whatever it takes to make that happen. But while we were watching it the other day for the […] Written by Barbara Barkley November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Liberty, Obedience, and Discipleship “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4 (ESV) “Liberty” has been central to identity in the USA for centuries, from Patrick Henry’s famous “give me liberty, or give me death” to our national anthem celebrating “the land of the free.” Religious liberty, […] Written by Red Letter Christians November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical American Christians and Islam: From the Colonial Era to the Post-9/11 World Here’s a video of my plenary address at the 2020 Evangelical Theological Society meeting. My talk is based on my book American Christians and Islam (Princeton University Press). Written by Evangelical History November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Children with Disabilities are a Gift from the Lord *Today’s article is written by Dave and Nancy Deuel, and is drawn from their new mini-book, Help! My Child has a Disability. It was a busy time in our lives. Dave tells the story. We had gotten married, and I had finished school and taken my first teaching job. We had moved from the East […] Written by Paul Tautges November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian To Those Who Have, More will be Given and to those who Have not… Isaiah 6:1-8, Matthew 25:14-30 This passage from Matthew is the second of three which contain very hard sayings. All three talk about a coming judgment time in which some are chosen, and others are rejected. The passage before this talks about the young maidens who weren’t ready for the […] Written by Barbara Barkley November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical The Personal God Is Greatly Concerned About the Kind of Worship We Offer to Him How is it possible that sinners like you and me can worship God? R. C. Sproul answers this way: God’s thoughts are pure; my thoughts are impure. God’s actions are perfect; my actions are imperfect. That is why I need a Savior. That is why my spirit rejoices in God my Savior! A personal, spiritual […] Written by Paul Tautges November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Faith Story Number 3: The Gospel Story My hope is in the Lord Who gave Himself for me,And paid the price of all my sin at Calvary.For me He died, For me He lives,And everlasting life and light He freely gives — Hymn, For me he died, for me he lives The greatest story ever Jesus died for you. His death paid […] Written by EvangelismCoach November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian Moving On from ‘Cheap Unity’ Could our nation possibly be more divided than it is today? One side of the political spectrum calls for racial justice, while the other decries concepts like white privilege and systemic racism as “unpatriotic.” One side recognizes Joe Biden as the president-elect, while the other adamantly believes baseless conspiracy theories about election fraud. One side […] Written by Red Letter Christians November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
General Christian In a New Moment, Do a New Thing Fully understanding how American democracy went all the way to the brink in 2020 will take years of study, and we must embark upon it in a spirit of honesty and courage. But in the days between the election and inauguration, scripture is inspiring me to look forward. God’s words to the Israelites in the […] Written by Red Letter Christians November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Buddhist “Grammar for a Full Life,” by Lawrence Weinstein Perhaps because of unhappy memories from school, many of us tend to think of grammar books as dry-as-dust bore-a-thons obsessing about distinctions (“that” versus “which,” “affect” versus “effect”) that are hard to grasp and slip from our minds almost as soon as we’ve finished reading about them. This is despite the welcome arrival of entertaining […] Written by Bodhipaksa November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
