The newest Mejia.

“Now the law came in to increase the trespass”

A practice I have found helpful: leave an open Bible somewhere on my desk. Whenever I am tempted to mindlessly scroll through social media, instead take a moment to read a few verses. Right now its open to the pastoral epistles and its consistently a helpful redirect.

The future leaders we so desperately need.

The bone of a whale found while digging a new subway tunnel in downtown Los Angeles. thesource.metro.net/2018/09/20/a-w…

A nation under judgment. “God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.” Romans 1:28

Pentatonix are the Uggs of music. “But they’re so talented!” = “But they’re so comfortable!”

you want some good news from 2018? I bet you do • book sales are up this year over last year • sales of physical books have grown every year since 2013 • indie bookstores have increased by 35 percent in the past decade reading isn’t dying, it’s *thriving.* happy new year.

The Cows of Bashan apple.news/AHAC0IBArS_O4V…

In lecture prep this morning, I ran across this gem: "If our theology does not quicken the conscience and soften the heart, it actually hardens both . . . if it fails to promote humility, it inevitably feeds pride" (J. I. Packer).

When Richard Meier built the "Millennium Church" in Rome it was hailed as a perfect church, brilliant white and geometric, the architectural press ate it up and heaped praise on it. Today it's a drab, waterstained mess that is a blight on an already unattractive suburb. 1/

1) Wyatt Graham was right to call my attention to the difference between active potency & passive potency. Richard Muller in his Dictionary of Latin & Greek Theological Terms says: "active potency (potentia activa) is the inward foundation or basis of action upon another. . .

One aspect of the gospel that always amazes me: in Christ, we're not merely innocent, but righteous. He didn't merely cancel our debt; he put all his money in our account.

Mr. Feeny knows he’s the homie but can still be stern when he needs to be. I respect that.

A few years ago I sat next to Rep John Lewis on a flight. I blogged about the experience here: thecripplegate.com/civil-rights-p…

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Angelenos love referring to wind as the “Santa Ana winds”

Our family as the Wyatts last night. Justin Long was a fan! Wyatt Sicks @WWENikkiCross Wrestling Daze