The words in the title are lifted from a line in D. A. Carson’s Worship by the Book and provoked some thoughts pertaining to how we view worship. We mortals are quite adept at finding ways to admire ourselves even when we appear to be admiring something else. Literary societies doubtlessly have many members who [...]
Posts Tagged ‘glory of God’
Admiring ourselves admiring the sunset
Posted in Worship, Self-deception, glory of God, Pride, tagged Worship, glory of God, pride on May 4, 2012 |
Gianna Jessen: an abortion survivor’s story
Posted in Abortion, Life, politics, Pro-choice, pro-life, tagged Abortion, glory of God, Life, pro-life on January 24, 2011 |
Here are two YouTube videos which comprise Gianna Jessen’s 2008 address at Queen’s Hall, Parliament House in Victoria, Australia. Her testimony is incredible and puts a face on the debate over abortion.
Trivializing the faith
Posted in Discipleship, glory of God, Worship, tagged glory of God, John MacArthur, man-centered religion, Westminster Catechism on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Taking a look at the typical program on “Christian” television makes one understand why so many people charge Christianity with being a religion for those who refuse to think. The latest huckster filling buildings with claims of healing folks of all sorts of maladies (none documented, of course) or some charlatan claiming that God has [...]