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Cynicism on Trial
Conan O’Brian’s run on the Tonight Show ended last week, and in his last monologue / signing off speech, he asked all of his fans not to be cynical about the situation. He said, “All I ask of you is one thing: please don’t be cynical. I hate cynicism — it’s my least favorite quality and it doesn’t lead anywhere” This got a fair amount of attention, and was lauded by many evangelical leaders as good commentary for our culture. In my mind, hope is the opposite of cynicism. While I certainly agree that cynicism isn’t the way to live life, I find that without Jesus there is little reason to find lasting hope in life. However, given that I love Jesus, albeit poorly, I have great reason for hope and therefore I should have little room for...
Gospel from a "Spiritual Mutt"
I’ll admit it, I am a sucker for updated versions of hymns and gospel. Patty Griffin is releasing an album of mostly gospel covers. I have listened to most of it and think that the album as a whole is pretty wonderful. But the song that makes me love it is a cover of “All Creatures of Our God and King.” The traditional hymn credited to St. Francis. You can listen here (or probably a lot of places): http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122500765
The American Revolution – A Holy War?
Isn’t this country great, how we threw off the shackles of King George III to establish a government with principles inspired by God, securing God’s blessings and approval! Is it? I’ve been wrestling for some time with our revolution from a biblical perspective. Was it justified? Should we have rebelled in the first place? If we look at Romans 13:1-7, maybe not. It begins: “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.” King George the III was,...