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A Response to “The Statement on Social Justice and The Gospel”
Read more: A Response to “The Statement on Social Justice and The Gospel”I recently read “The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel” formed by a group of fourteen men, signed by John MacArthur and many other Christian leaders with over 6,000 signers. They state how they do not see social justice issues as essential to the gospel and how the emphasis of social justice can detract…
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Using Context for Compassion
Read more: Using Context for CompassionI recently had the opportunity to finish up a Trinity course for my ThM studies. Despite the mysteriousness of the topic, it was quite phenomenal to be reading and comparing the thoughts of our early church fathers to more recent theologians. While we didn’t get the opportunity to tackle whole texts like Augustine’s, De Trinitate,…
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When the Bad Guy Gets It Right: Reflections on ‘Black Panther’
Read more: When the Bad Guy Gets It Right: Reflections on ‘Black Panther’(Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen Black Panther, this post definitely has some spoilers.) In most movies, bad guys aren’t usually right. Especially in superhero movies, the hero always prevails against the very evil villain. The theme of good vs. evil is one that resonates with us, because we want to see the good guy…
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Remembering Difficult Days: The 15th Anniversary of 9/11
Read more: Remembering Difficult Days: The 15th Anniversary of 9/11Yesterday marks the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. After 15 years, the pain still stings the many families who lost loved ones on that day. The memories still haunt those who survived the attacks, and live with the trauma of the devastation. Memorials and moments of silence permeate the places where many…
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God’s Provision through People
Read more: God’s Provision through PeopleTo continue my series on Ruth (after Part 1 and Part 2), I’ll be sharing some thoughts from chapter 3. Ruth 3 is the climax of the story. It’s when Ruth boldly goes to the threshing floor in the middle of the night and lays at the feet of Boaz. She takes a huge risk…
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Gleaning and Giving
Read more: Gleaning and GivingI’m going to continue with thoughts from the study of Ruth, as I started in my last post. These past two weeks, I’ve been leading the study on Ruth 2. In this chapter, we are introduced to Boaz’s character, and we see him as being a worthy man, inquires about Ruth, meets her, and generously…