There’s a human being named Jason Petty (come to think of it – there’s probably a few people with that name). He’s a rapper/spoken-word poet fella (alias Propaganda). On his album Excellent there’s a track entitled “Forgive Me For Asking.” Here’s how it goes: Question: (And this is embarrassing) You ever been scared you had […]
I subscribe to a magazine called Critique (A Ransom Fellowship Publication). I heartily commend it to you. I find it to be thoughtful, edifying, challenging, and insightful. Even when I disagree with the editor the clashes are still constructive (iron sharpens iron). I have been exposed to some of the most robust and enriching authors, […]
It’s been a long time since the last blog post here on the ECPC website. I know that all of you faithful blog readers have been going through withdrawals, but alas – here is a fresh blog post! Disclaimer: blogging is not my “unique ability” (at least I don’t think it is …but one can […]
8 years prior he had been the least self-controlled person she had ever encountered. However, now he was renown for being reasonable. Where was this reasonableness coming from? Like most root systems, the one giving rise to his composure was not visible, and thus she was mired (at least for the moment) in a mystery. […]
Article written by Denis Haack (Ransom Fellowship) In Our Only World (2015), Wendell Berry argues that people must be careful to resist the temptation of politicization: the habit of mind that tends to reduce all of life to the political. “We must reject the idea—promoted by politicians, commentators, and various experts,” Berry says, “that […]
Recently in preparation for a Sunday School class about how the gospel meets reality, I realized that there are a handful of questions I am asking regularly in my various encounters with God’s people. At times, I feel like a broken record. I find myself saying and asking the same things over and over. While […]
She loved to gossip, and she was good at it. She was quite masterful when it came to the art of hearsay – the delicate procedures of simultaneously striving to please people while besmirching people were now second-nature to her. And “the best part” was that she was blissfully unaware of the devastating relational wreckage […]
STEP ONE: Accumulate, Develop, and Exaggerate Resources. STEP TWO: Identify, Develop, and Exaggerate Strengths. STEP THREE: Establish & Organize Resources and Strengths in such a way so as to obtain Maximum “Control.” *Important Note #1: in order to sufficiently achieve the desired “god” status you must simultaneously strive for (a) The “O Attributes” [omniscience, omnipotence, […]
Lamentation flows from a heart of humility. Lamentation is a form of worshiping the only True & Living God, and an indispensable means of maturing in our trust of Him. Problem – – – > we have zero humility. We have buckets ‘o plenty, and storage units galore, and train cars by the […]
I recommend this book – – – > Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing I recommend this book to adults and children, to those who are single and those who are married, to people who have children and people who don’t, the young and the elderly, the rich and the poor, the healthy and […]