Category Archives: selfishness

Thinking Like Christ – Paul’s Call to Harmony Amid Diversity (Philippians), Part 3

church, egocentrism, harmony and diversity, missio dei, selfishness, suffering

This is the third part of a four-part study with the Covenant Class of First Presbyterian Church, Richmond VA in the fall of 2025.

Their destiny is destruction, they worship their appetites, and they revel in their shame…Phil 3:19

Love over Knowledge

civil society, egocentrism, ethics, grace, identity, love, ministry, revelation, selfishness, violence

1 Cor 8:1-13

A sermon preached to the congregation of Ginter Park Baptist Curch, Richmond VA, 1/31/21

American Pragmatism Threatens Education

civil society, education, selfishness, sin, vocation

In Two Parts

 “Get wisdom, gain insight…” (Prov 4:5, RSV)

The scandal concerning “purchasing” admission to prestigious colleges currently making news (see https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/13/us/what-we-know-college-admissions-cheating-scandal/index.html) constitutes a symptom of the threat that American pragmatism (if it works, it is good), morphed into “careerism,” poses to American Continue reading American Pragmatism Threatens Education →

Ordination

church, grace, ministry, selfishness, vocation

A Protestant View of “Apostolic Succession”

Does the validity of ordination depend upon the status of the “ordainer”?  A former student of mine and current reader of this blog has asked me to advise her on this question, which, in turn, a friend of hers posed to her. She acknowledges that, while she has her own convictions on the matter, she cannot substantiate them with detailed arguments. The Continue reading Ordination →