Fight for us, O God, that we not drift numb and blind and foolish into vain and empty excitements. Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. Heaven is too great, hell is too horrible, eternity is too long that we should putter around on the porch of …
“Modern and postmodern culture revolves around a this-world orientation; the only long-term ‘future’ our culture hopes for is retirement. This pervasive preoccupation with living as long as possible, as healthy as possible, and as wealthy as possible has dramatically influenced the church in the West. Our knowledge of God is so weak, and our desire …