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We are discussing marriage by examining the recent book of John Piper’s called This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence. Piper is a well-known advocate for what most call “complementarianism,” and I don’t know how to define this in a way that satisfies everyone, but let’s say this: as the Son submits to the Father,…

I think Sarah Palin is done with politics and I doubt she’ll run for President in 2012. The tones of that resignation, and the messages that are coming through suggest to me that she’s had it — she’s tired of what it has done to her family, to what the investigators have done to her…

I’ve heard this a number of times, I’ve read it more than that, and I know it is popular with many. Here it is: “I’m spiritual but not religious.” What do you think people mean by this claim?

There are three basic approaches to suffering: violent reaction, passive absorption, or the Jesus-following alternative of living aright while waiting for God to bring about justice. James prefers the third option, so it seems to me. Notice the emphasis on God’s just judgment that is coming in 5:7-9: Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s…
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