The writings of John Grasty
Reflections on faith, family, and the life of the church.
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Good morning Kate (and the rest of the world), Today you are ** years old. As we are now six hours ahead of the rest of your friends and family plus I was up late, I am fairly confident that I was the first to express my birthday greetings to you
Read this postLife is final. There are no do-overs. There are no mulligans. The consequences are real. The stakes are high. When we are young, we don't realize it. Then over the course of our lives, we experience pain and agony. Life becomes real. We make mistakes that cost real money, real
Read this postGood morning Kate (and the rest of the world), Today you are ** years old. As we are now six hours ahead of the rest of your friends and family plus I was up late, I am fairly confident that I was the first to express my birthday greetings to you
What is the goal of secularization? What has already happened?
Life is final. There are no do-overs. There are no mulligans. The consequences are real. The stakes are high. When we are young, we don't realize it. Then over the course of our lives, we experience pain and agony. Life becomes real. We make mistakes that cost real money, real
This, I believe, was spoken at the Berlin Congress: Let us never forget that we who stand in the historic stream of Christianity really believe that false doctrine, at those critical points where false doctrine is heresy, is not a small thing. If we do not make clear by word
Brendan Eich, the CEO of Mozilla–the people who develop the web browser Firefox, was forced to step down today. What did he do? Well, he advocated traditional marriage and gave money to organizations that pushed it in recent California referendums. I don't know his background or spiritual beliefs, but
Watch this seven minute video explaining the situation that a Christian florist in Washington has found herself in after refusing to provide flowers to a same-sex "marriage" ceremony. She doesn't not seem to be uncharitable or ungracious–merely principled. I appreciated her attitude and view on the situation.
