5 Thoughts For Today
5. There is room for the recovery of a robust awareness of the divine election among the descendants of the Hebrews. And insofar as an ongoing practice of those traditions facilitates a greater awareness of God's work in history, and a thankfulness for the New Covenant in Our Lord Jesus Christ, it is good. There is not room, however, for boasting. I would refer you to Deut. 7:6-8 if you doubt it.
4. I learned a lot from my time among Chinese here in St. Louis. There is a deep reverence for family, probably unrivaled by another culture. Shame is sometimes a bigger problem than guilt. And you work hard, and you don't complain. But it will not do to tar an entire culture as "pagan." God desires to transform every culture through the Son. But make no mistake: He's left the fingerprints of his goodness on every single one, just as he has with every single one of us.
3. There isn't even a thesis for this Master's, and I still feel like a whiny baby. I am clearly not Chinese.
2. If I do have Irish blood in me, it doesn't show. That one beer has sat in my fridge for who knows how long. [It will not do to tar an entire culture as "drunkards."--ed.] Touche.
1. I was going to make a Mexican joke, because I know Bob Lozano will read this, but let's just say I don't want to offend other people. Bob's pretty good at destroying himself (and me, for that matter) so I'll tell you what, Bob: [Insert Offensive Personal Jab Here].
5. There is room for the recovery of a robust awareness of the divine election among the descendants of the Hebrews. And insofar as an ongoing practice of those traditions facilitates a greater awareness of God's work in history, and a thankfulness for the New Covenant in Our Lord Jesus Christ, it is good. There is not room, however, for boasting. I would refer you to Deut. 7:6-8 if you doubt it.
4. I learned a lot from my time among Chinese here in St. Louis. There is a deep reverence for family, probably unrivaled by another culture. Shame is sometimes a bigger problem than guilt. And you work hard, and you don't complain. But it will not do to tar an entire culture as "pagan." God desires to transform every culture through the Son. But make no mistake: He's left the fingerprints of his goodness on every single one, just as he has with every single one of us.
3. There isn't even a thesis for this Master's, and I still feel like a whiny baby. I am clearly not Chinese.
2. If I do have Irish blood in me, it doesn't show. That one beer has sat in my fridge for who knows how long. [It will not do to tar an entire culture as "drunkards."--ed.] Touche.
1. I was going to make a Mexican joke, because I know Bob Lozano will read this, but let's just say I don't want to offend other people. Bob's pretty good at destroying himself (and me, for that matter) so I'll tell you what, Bob: [Insert Offensive Personal Jab Here].
Comments