Archive for May, 2008
Called to Be a Cool Kid?
Thursday, May 29th, 2008“To me, the church should not aim to be ‘real’ as an end. The church is there to proclaim truth. Trying to be hip and cool and real does a disservice to the church. We’re not called to be successful. We’re called to be obedient, even if they don’t come…. If somebody doesn’t find you [...]
Traditionless oligarchies
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008Piper writes today of Chesterton on the occasion of his 134th birthday. This gem from Orthodoxy caught my eye:
“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.”
Never Caught His Name
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008I never knew his name until he died yesterday.Earl Hagen wrote and performed the first song to which I knew every note — the theme to “The Andy Griffith Show.” He died at 88 on Tuesday.