Preaching the Gospel at Work

Here is a wonderfully real reminder of the Gospel at work in our work from Timmy Brister, who writes of a conversation with one his UPS trainees:

He came to the point where he asked, “So Timmy, what else is there worth living for other than myself and my children?” I replied, “When I came to Jesus, and that cross became a reality to me, I died, and from that moment on, I live everyday of my life for the one who died for me.”

It's worth a full read.

Is Violence a Civil Right?

Sherif Girgis writes:

Can we provide every member of the human family equal protection under the law? Your record as a legislator gives a resounding answer: No, we can’t. That is the answer the Confederacy gave the Union, the answer segregationists gave young children, the answer a complacent bus driver once gave a defiant Rosa Parks. But a different answer brought your father from Kenya so many years ago; a different answer brought my family from Egypt some years later. Now is your chance, Senator Obama, to make good on the spontaneous slogan of your campaign, to adopt the more American and more humane answer to the question of whether we can secure liberty and justice for all: Yes, we can.

The Princeton senior gets to the heart of the issues of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in this open letter to Senator Barack Obama.

(HT: JT)

Piper Video on the Prosperity "Gospel"

I've seen this video a couple times, and it's still grace-giving, idol-rebuking, and heart-gripping.

Thanks to Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds for posting it.

A Rebuke for Parents Like Me

Here is an article by Pastor Carey Hardy, of Grace Community Church in California, entitled, "How to Raise a Pharisee." I came across this article a while back, but re-reading it lately has helped bring both the dangers and the proper emphases of parenting back into focus for me.

So, parents out there, read up.