“Sacred Space” Articles

“No one is a Christian because they figured out life, creation, and the age of the Earth.”

“If you are a Christian, how can you use Facebook to put your best foot forward?”

“If someone isn’t prepared for that kind of public scrutiny, they should probably reconsider blogging, publishing, or public ministry in general.”

“To give in to cynicism is utterly unbecoming of the church of Jesus Christ.”

“Pastors, especially evangelical ones, seem particularly vulnerable to ‘know it all’ syndrome.”

“If you want to reach your neighbor for Christ, blocking his driveway twice a week is not a good start.”

“If you only believe in the freedom of religion for yourself and those who think like you, then you do not believe in the freedom of religion.”

“Piper cannot go into the voting booth and pull the lever for them, and he shouldn’t, even if someone might let him.”

“It is easy to figure out what to do if the venture is a failure. The problem comes in when the business becomes a victim of success.”

“My objection to video games in church boils down to what makes a church.”

“Charity is never that easy, and anyone who has ever worked with the poor knows that a total shutdown of any kind of safety net would be a disaster, and yet they also know that there are some who abuse the system.”

“If that sort of intimacy makes a man nervous, then he might have forgotten that he is part of the bride of Christ.”

“That’s what the church has to offer culture: the resurrection from the dead through Jesus Christ.”

“The power of positive thinking has shattered on the altar of Schuller’s church like so much crystal.”

“Take a look at the catechism, dear reader.”

“Christians ought not get caught up in this culture of fear, much less perpetuate it.”