Teaching Japanese Christianly
A friend wrote me in my capacity as a member of the Bible Integration Team at BJU Press: Honestly, I struggle ... as I teach Japanese. I do talk about how learning languages and other cultures is important from Christian perspective etc. at the beginning of the school year and have them memorize 2-3 verses from Japanese Bible; but I have a hard time integrating the Bible from day to day teaching the language (as I talk about different conjugation rules on different parts of speech). I think...
The Day of Small Things, Part 2
See below to find out what happens when Tim Challies links to your obscure blog! (At the very end of the graph you can see a comparatively small tick upwards from a link I just got on the Crossway blog.)
BJU School of Religion Blog
If you haven't already subscribed to the BJU School of Religion blog, I recommend it. There was one post by Mark Vowels that was especially good, and they're letting me post over there, too.
Is Every Sin Equally Heinous?
Is every sin equal in the eyes of God? John Frame answers in his new systematic—with just the kind of simple, straightforward, biblical reasoning I've come to expect from him: It might seem that since all sin is of the heart, every sin is equally heinous. But Scripture does indicate that some sins are worse than others.... Some [sins] have more harmful consequences than others in this life, and so they offend God more deeply. Scripture distinguishes "greater" from "lesser" sins (Ezek. 8:6,...
C. S. Lewis on Honest Opinions
In the rich, classic story The Great Divorce, C. S. Lewis pictures a Christian and an atheist discussing the claims of Christianity. Both were scholars of a sort. They grew up together; they were schooled together; they lost their faith together. Then one of them, late in life, regained it. The one who didn’t—the atheist—was offended that the Christian should blame him for refusing to believe in the resurrection of Christ. Do you really think people are penalized for their honest opinions?...