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Bacchus Baptized: How Can Christians Drink Wisely?

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WVK7oJoeGrEY8hb7bcGQI?si=2f202367fab74464 In a portion of C.S. Lewis' Prince Caspian, Aslan awakens the Ancient Greek god of wine and feasting, Bacchus (Dionysius, to the Romans). There is a great romp and feast of the finest grapes, leaving all with "sticky and stained fingers...and, though mouths were full, the laughter never ceased." After all are satiated and satisfied, Susan turns to … Continue reading Bacchus Baptized: How Can Christians Drink Wisely?

The Deadly Danger of Drunkenness

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As those who bear God's name, who are filled with the Spirit, drunkenness should never be something we make peace with or make light of. We want to rightly enjoy God's good gifts, feasting and celebrating with what Calvin called an "honest and moderate liberality." But drunkenness perverts God's good gift into debauchery, danger, and destruction.