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https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aAujaDgr570UtzpJGBdv0?si=1e60095d93fc4d5e The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here.*Originally preached August 21st, 2022* Digory was scared. But not quite nearly as scared as his Uncle Andrew. Andrew was a cruel, small man. His wickedness was blunted by his cowardice, so he was never as bad as he could have … Continue reading Loving Truth (2 Thess 2:9-12)
Epistemic humility is not the same thing as epistemic relativism. Epistemology is the theory of knowledge. To have "epistemic humility' is to admit that our knowledge is limited because our perspective is limited. Paul says, "We know in part...we see through a glass darkly" (1 Cor 13:12). We really do know (true knowledge), even if … Continue reading A Brief Note on Knowing and Humility
In 2009, a thirteen story building in Shanghai was about to open up to the 500 residents who had already rented out each apartment. The builders, however, had poured a shoddy foundation and began to dig a large pit right next to the building for a parking garage. After a rainy day eroded much of … Continue reading Justice Needs a Foundation
If you were born in a slum in India would you have the same worldview you have today? Would your definition of "right", "wrong", "truth", and "beauty" be different? Would your religious beliefs be different? Most likely. But does this mean that all our beliefs about the most important things in life are merely a … Continue reading A Pillar of Truth
Do your parents have those stories that they tell, over and over again? You know, those embarrassing stories about stupid things you did when you were younger. No matter how many times it has been shared, it always seems to come up sooner or later. Well, one story that I have burned into my memory … Continue reading Pinky-Promise? (James 5:12)
I am currently reading a book by pastor, theologian and author, Kevin Deyoung, and stumbled across a fantastic quote on the plight and logical inconsistency of “staying true to yourself” and never conforming to an outward standard: In our secular Western society the truly good person is the one who has learned to be true … Continue reading The Gaping Hole in Self-Discovery
Marc Sims 