Monthly Archives: August 2006

In my humble opinion, it’s fine for a man to wear an earring or get a tattoo. Though the Old Testament has some words for men that relate to their dress and body decoration, these principles are nowhere found in … Continue reading →

What’s your response? This week, I want to examine the question of contextualization in evangelism. That’s a forty dollar term meaning simply, “outfitting oneself to match one’s evangelistic target group.” When you contextualize yourself in a certain setting, you adopt … Continue reading →

To be human is to engage in a long, laborious process of discovery. I’ve just started my third year of seminary at Southern Seminary in Louisville, KY, and I was struck by this simple truth today. It is the nature … Continue reading →

It struck me in thinking about yesterday’s post that we should not be surprised by the shameful behavior of so-called “tolerateurs.” These folk claim to plant mighty trees of peace, but one finds a key question to ask in apprising … Continue reading →

I attended secular schools until I was 23. During that time, I was exposed to the cardinal virtue of higher education in the late twentieth century: so-called “tolerance.” Broadly defined, this meant non-judgmental, non-prejudicial acceptance of all viewpoints as equally … Continue reading →

This ties in with an earlier post on excellence, but goes into new territory. One of the worst sins Christian artists commit in making their work is that of copy-catting. Christian record companies and film studios seem to take some … Continue reading →

We don’t try to enter the room just to sit in the corner. That should be our philosophy as Christian artists. That is to say, we don’t involve ourselves in artistic culture, work to craft an excellent product, and then … Continue reading →

Wow. I wrote alot last night. Got on a tangent, I guess. Today’s post is shorter. Here’s the idea: Christians should make artistic works that reflect excellent craftwork. As the Lord fashioned a beautiful creation from nothing, so we take … Continue reading →