This blog is one of a five-part series of articles on Common Grace. Common Grace is not often a topic for sermons or conversations, and yet it is vital if we hope to “live by faith not as a single act, but something habitual and permanent.” (David Clarkson, Works) Americans have good reason as of … Read more
Common Grace: Waning Grace? (1/5)
Processing in the Inaugural Prayer Service: America! America!
America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! –America the Beautiful (Katharine Lee Bates) It had been a long glorious morning full of adrenaline, symbolism, and splendid pomp and circumstance. Then we sang the second stanza of the hymn “America the Beautiful.” Confirming my soul … Read more
One Hell of a Year for #GenXers
This blog originally appeared on www.collabortiaveorlando.com December 31, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. 2016 had all the potential of being one of those watershed years of life because the big 4-0 was upon me. While my birthday came and went, the significance of 2016 seems to be the unusually large number of pop culture icons from … Read more
Being Civic Minded (1 of 2)
This version of this blog originally appeared on The Green Room. Tim Keller’s son works as an urban planner in New York City. By virtue of his job, he attends a number of neighborhood meetings in which major public works projects are discussed, vetted, and more. He notes that if a neighborhood has a high … Read more