Claiming to be wise, they became fools*

by chuckofish

I did the flowers for church this weekend and they were a rather humble offering–Hydrangeas–not too inspiring.

C’est la vie. Meanwhile the summer is flying by.

And just when you think the Anglican Church cannot dig itself any deeper into its hole, another Archbishop says something really, really stupid. As usual, Ann comments better than I am able.

Funnily enough our sermon this Sunday was all about God as our Father, since we are still working our way through Hosea: When Israel was a child, I loved him (Hosea 11:1). As J.I. Packer wrote, “‘Father’ is the Christian word for God. Our understanding of Christianity cannot be better than our grasp of adoption.”

“Christians don’t always see how disbelief in one thing affects belief in another.” This article talks about the ripple effects of not believing in hell.

And thanks to Tim Challies for this great snippet from De Witt Talmage (1832-1902). “In many of the churches of Christ in our day, the music is simply a mockery.” As he says, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.”

The boy and his petite famille made it back safely from South Carolina and we look forward to hearing all about it soon!

Have a good Monday!

*Romans 1:22-25