Reflections on Efficacy
Christians can go for a long time without having any evidence that what they do achieves anything. I’m currently using a prescription drug that has a 70% efficacy rate. That doesn’t sound too bad — unless you’re in the 30%. A lot of people you attempt to influence will be in the 30%, and it’ll […]
Should We Irritate Sinful Brethren?
Are we guilty of walking and talking very softly with brethren who have sinful practices or who uphold and fellowship sinful doctrines or practices? When we hear those overused threats that you’re going to “upset a whole family”, you’re going to “cause church trouble”, you’re going to “drive people away”, or even worse to some, […]
“The Lord Hath Need of Them”
Acts 12 records the death of the first apostle, James. It also records the third imprisonment of Peter. James and John, sons of Zebedee and Salome, were among Jesus’ earliest disciples. They were apparently the first disciples of John the Baptist. John pointed Jesus out to them and John 1 tells that John and Andrew […]
Deception
I recently saw a sitcom where a major character didn’t want to go through with a prior commitment, so he convinced another character to “make something up” to “cover” for him. If we were really honest, how many of us have used deception to get out of something we didn’t want to do, get the […]
