I just heard the news of the death of Dr. J. I. Packer, 1926-2020, one of the most important figures in English-speaking evangelicalism. His book, “Knowing God,” came to me as a lifeline when I was an 18-year-old Christian. He introduced me to the Puritans and far more. 1/5
Christianity is the most multiracial, multiethnic, multicultural movement in all of history.
Ironically, the habit of equating Christianity with white, Western culture is itself an act of Western bias.
I wrote for @CTmagazine on this last year.
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Did you know Spurgeon preached nearly twenty years in London and never once made an altar call? He said, “If you’re troubled about your spiritual life, meet me in my office at seven in the morning.”
"The answer is always the wisdom of the cross, awaiting resurrection. The confounding, counter-intuitive wisdom of the cross, which turns upside down the worldly values and cultural narratives."
If God can take the worst thing that could ever happen in the universe -- the death of the Son of God -- and turn it into the best thing that could ever happen -- the opening of heaven to all who follow Him -- then He can draw good from whatever problems we face.
In November 1970, officials in Oregon, USA decided to blow up a rotting whale carcass. The whole thing went horribly wrong.
Why do we bring this up? Well, this story can teach us 3 things about #coronavirus ⬇️