Donald Miller and the DNC

Popular Christian author Donald Miller recently gave this prayer at the Democratic National Convention:
Please join me for the next few moments in our Benediction.
Father God,
This week, as the world looks on, help the leaders in this room create a civil dialogue about our future.
We need you, God, as individuals and also as a nation.
We need [...]

Helping the Least of These

This is more of a question than a full-fledged post, but for a long time I’ve heard Christians urged to help all the poor because of Jesus’ commendation in Matthew 25:40 that “whatever you did to the least of these my brothers, you did to me.” Now while I certainly believe that Christians ought to [...]

Loving God and Getting an F

I try to be kind to other people. This, as a component of I try to be a good person, is something I’ve often heard from people when they explain why they hope God will admit them to heaven. It’s especially popular among those who believe Christ was a nice moral teacher but not Lord [...]