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Lighten Up: The Whole Point
A little inspiration for your Friday…
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Blessed are the Meek, Kingdom, Lighten Up, Non-Violence
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Lighten Up: Drummer
The fun starts in this video after the first minute or so. Greg could learn a thing or two about drumming and passion from this guy. Happy Friday!
Greg’s Response to Driscoll’s “Is God a Pacifist” Part III
This is the last of a three-part response to Mark Driscoll’s post, “Is God a Pacifist?” We’ve seen that, to prove that Jesus was not “a pansy or a pacifist” (meaning that Jesus was okay with justified killing), Mark Driscoll skips over what Jesus actually taught and modeled in the Gospels and instead appeals to…
What Would You Do If Someone Attacked Your Family?
The New Testament commands us never to “repay evil with evil” but instead to “overcome evil with good” (Rom.12:17; cf. I Thess 5:15; I Pet 3:9). Jesus said, “Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also”(Mt 5:39). He also said, “Love your enemies, do good…
Kingdom Now
Yesterday, I introduced the tension of living in the “already-not yet” kingdom. (See post here.) There I referred to the fact that we are living between D-Day (the point at which WW2 was won) and V-Day (the point at which WW2 was officially over). Another way Scripture expresses this reality is by referring to Jesus-followers…
How Should We Respond to Bullies?
Greg answers a question from parents as to how their child should respond to a bully.
