Day: January 15, 2013

Book Review: The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man

Posted by Paul Nelson | Jan 15, 2013 | Book Reviews, Doing Ministry

Of all the commandments, I suspect that the third commandment may be the most challenging for Christians to understand and follow. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. What the heck does this mean for us as Christians in the 21st century? How do we make sense of the claims of groups such as the Seventh Day Adventists, who insist that in changing the Sabbath observance from Saturday to Sunday, the Church has committed a grave infraction against this commandment? Martin Luther maintained that we were free in the grace of Christ to honor any day as the...

Media Review: Ceremonials by Florence + the Machine

Posted by Bob Hiller | Jan 15, 2013 | Pop Culture, Youth & Culture

www.florenceandthemachine.net Guilt is real. As sinners we are objectively guilty before our holy God. That is, we are guilty because God’s laws say so. He gives us the standard of perfection, the rules to be followed, and we rebel against Him. This makes us guilty whether we feel guilty or not. As much as we seek to avoid or downplay this objective truth, it is just the reality. Guilt, our guilt, is real. And we know it. Deep down in our guts, we know it. We feel it. No matter how many coping mechanisms we use (be they drugs, alcohol, sex, therapy), and no matter...