A Mundane Life Is a Courageous Life

In this post Alan Noble notes, “In the modern West, most of us won’t be called on to literally risk our lives to save someone else, but we’ll still need the virtue of courage to live well as Christians. A mundane life is a courageous life.”

Lead at a Pace They Can Follow

“Brothers, we have a word from God teaching us how to lead onward without destroying those we love. A very brief word from Jacob in Genesis 33 helps us hedge against the dangers of overzealous leadership. I hesitate to go there, because for every one man who leads too hastily, nine others lead too slowly or not at all. To most men, I say, “Get up and get going! Pick up the pace! Heaven lies before us; flee from the wrath to come!” But to a few (including myself at different seasons), I implore, ‘Brother, lead on softly.’ “

The Pulpit is not the Place to Lay Out Various Interpretive Views

“It is absolutely right and helpful that we have books written laying out the case for the various views. It is certainly appropriate in a bible college lecture for the different positions to be discussed and explored. It is appropriate for Christians brothers and sisters to simply sit and chat about their various views on these things. There may be a few other places where it is appropriate. However, there is a place I am not convinced we ought to be laying out all the options; namely, the pulpit.”