“The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.” - Proverbs 15:28 I have a mentor who always knows exactly what to say. Sometimes it’s a word of encouragement. Sometimes it’s a question. Sometimes he challenges me...
Truth by Consensus
Postmodernism has produced its heir, and its name is Consensus. In 2016, the Oxford Dictionary announced that “post-truth” was its word of the year. The concept post-truth refers to our contemporary sense of justice, in which objective reality and facts bow the knee...
1 Step Evangelism
Aren’t you about due for a fresh round of penance for your disappointing evangelism efforts? Chances are your church is already offering a healthy assortment of channels through which you can merit some level of atonement for your recent oversight in this area. Or at...
Dealing with false accusations
“Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.” – Proverbs 26:2 We are one sentence, perhaps even one word away from being canceled. It’s not a matter of political alignment or position. It’s not a matter of...
Saying things that last
“A false witness will perish, but the word of a man who hears will endure.” - Proverbs 21:28 Wisdom and proverbial sayings, they have a way of turning a phrase. A proverb gives you something pithy, but also something a little enigmatic. The phrase of wisdom is a...
How to be authentic
I’ve never actually met a fully authentic person. I’m not sure I would want to. It’s been said that a person begins to lie as soon as he becomes polite. There’s a lot of truth to that. It all depends on what you mean when you talk about being authentic. Do you really...