Biased Bureaucrats, Censored Christians, and Hurting Homosexuals

Posted on 26 May, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Warning:  This post contains an (unpaid) advertisement posted for comment and analysis.

If you are offended by pictures of men dressed as bridegrooms and women dressed as brides, proceed with caution.  If the words ‘I do’ seem ‘homophobic’ to you, you should not click through.  If references to a poll distress you, read no further.  If requests to sign a political petition upset you, please leave this blog immediately. 🙂

I cannot verify the ad’s accuracy.  These may not be actual brides and grooms, who actually said, ‘I do.’  The poll may have been flawed, the petition may be imperfect.  Read on at your own risk. 🙂

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The Dangers of Cohabiting

Posted on 23 May, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Cohabitation (people living together outside of marriage) becomes ever more widespread.  An article on “What Cohabitation Does for Marriage” from last September:

If couples want to dramatically boost their likelihood of divorcing once married, few things so widely practiced will ensure that than cohabiting. This is just the opposite of what most believe.

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Luke’s Early Chapters — Key Concepts

Posted on 21 May, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Usually, when I preach through a book, I tend to preach in some depth, verse by verse.  I’ve been known to spend an entire sermon on one verse.  (No one EVER accuses me of saying too little :)).

My current series on Luke has a different approach.  It was originally a letter.  We usually read letters quickly — then perhaps we go back and read it again.  I decided to take Luke more along the lines of how Theophilus would have read it the first time, looking at the broad themes.  Below is a more complete form of what I handed out yesterday, summarising some key themes from Luke’s early chapters.

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Always Known from Afar

Posted on 19 May, 2012 by Jon Gleason

In general, I like to read a chapter from Proverbs and a Psalm every day.  My Psalm for yesterday was Psalm 138.  I had a quick thought on it, but never got time to post it yesterday:

Psalm 138:6

Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

The Lord’s eyes and His attention are on the humble, the lowly.  In Paris, we saw a lot of things that human rulers did to exalt their own prestige.  The Lord exalts His glory by turning His loving attention to humble and lowly people.

There’s another kind of people — the proud.  The Lord knows them, too.  He knows all about them, He knows their hearts, He knows them just as well as He knows the humble.  He knows them when they are afar off — and that is where they will stay.  You’ll never get close to the Lord when you hold to your pride.  He’ll know you all too well, but you’ll not know Him.  You’ll always be known from afar.

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Bible in the Louvre

Posted on 17 May, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Terri and I are in Paris, escaping the “mission creep” that ate up so much time the last couple of weeks.  Today, we spent all day at the Louvre (my feet are killing me! :)).

I thought about blogging about some of the things I’ve seen there, since the British Museum posts have been so popular, but it would be stupid for me to do so.  It has already been done, so instead, I’m going to give you a site that will help you use up loads of time that you may not be able to afford.

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What is Man, Anyway?

Posted on 15 May, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Psalm 8:4

What is man, that thou art mindful of him?

This post includes a few thoughts from / following on from an interesting conversation on Sunday.

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A Love Test

Posted on 12 May, 2012 by Jon Gleason

Coffee, rattlesnakes, fires, washed-out bridges, and bank robbers. 

Pilgrim at Defending-Contending gives us a fun (but with a point) test to find out if you are loving or unloving.

1). You’re sitting in a coffee shop when a woman at another table gets up–leaving her coffee unattended–to get a napkin. As she does, a man walks by her table, pours a powdered substance into the woman’s coffee and quickly exits the shop. You immediately warn this woman of what just happened. Your reaction is:

A. Loving

B. Unloving. This is none of your business. Quit interfering with other people’s lives.

Are you Loving or Unloving?  It’s only six questions, it won’t take you long to find out if you pass or fail.

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