Ratatouille reveals that hierarchy is not an engine of oppression, but the very framework for delight. The NATURE of a kitchen (see 1 Cor. 11:14)… It is an environment of extremes: scalding liquids, flames, sub-zero walk-ins, and razor-sharp steel. Nature itself demands order in such a realm. Without structure and headship, unhealthy chaos and destruction […]

CS Lewis said… Democratic education, says Aristotle, ought to mean, not the education which democrats like, but the education which will preserve democracy. Until we have realized that the two things do not necessarily go together we cannot think clearly about education. For example, an education which gave the able and diligent boys no advantage […]

Listen to what Paul said… “I went to Jerusalem because of a revelation and I talked with the church leaders in Jerusalem (and I want to be sure to mention that we talked privately [rather than in a pompous public setting], and I want to emphasize that I talked with men who SEEMED influential). And […]

Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the Lord has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the Lord has commanded. And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the Lord had put […]

The following writing is from Clive Staples Lewis… I suppose I may assume that seven out of ten of those who read these lines are in some kind of difficulty about some other human being. Either at work or at home, either the people who employ you or those whom you employ, either those who […]

I want you to know about THE GRACE of GOD that has been given among the churches of Macedonia. The churches of Macedonia have experienced severe affliction and extreme poverty. The churches of Macedonia are abundantly joyful and overflowing with a wealth of generosity. The churches of Macedonia joyfully give beyond their means (like the […]

Many of you have been pleading with me to post this writing by CS Lewis. So without further ado… The Efficacy of Prayer, by C. S. Lewis (from The World’s Last Night and Other Essays) Some years ago I got up one morning intending to have my hair cut in preparationfor a visit to London, […]

It’s September 22nd which means the “xmas” consumer circus is almost upon us. So I will not shrink from declaring to you anything that is actually profitable. I will admonish you with tears and point you to what is commendable and aligned with God’s grace. I will adjure you to joyfully contemplate content that is […]

Perspective 1: There’s a guy in our community who is very upset with Moses. This guy accuses Moses of “slandering and dishonoring God!” This guy says, “Moses should be cancelled because Moses explicitly dishonors God when he says, ‘O Lord, why have you done evil to this people?‘ (look at the end of Exodus chapter […]

Once upon a time a man named Paul said, “Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.” He was writing to a community preoccupied with intellectual superiority, technical correctness, and asserting their “right to be litigatory and supercilious.” So what does that have to do with Ted Lasso? Perhaps nothing, but let’s think about it for […]