If there's one word we could use to sum up the attitudes of many "Christian" children towards God and the things of God, it would be "apathetic." Apathetic [,apəˈTHedik] / ADJECTIVEShowing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern They simply don't care. Because of this, many children of believers will profess Christianity, but live as…
A New Year’s Update
Hello Bone of Bone readers! We'd like to apologize for the long and completely unannounced hiatus. April and I both experienced exciting life changes that have kept us away from this blog. For starters, April and her husband recently welcomed their first child into the world. A little girl named Oswin Noor Khaito. Look at…
7 Binge-worthy Reformed Podcasts to Help Keep Your Mind On the Things of Christ
It's hard to stay grounded, faithful (and if I'm being honest) sane during these crazy times. A worldwide pandemic, race riots, cancel culture, political infighting... it's enough to make you look up at the heavens and ask, "What are you doing, God?" But we know what He's doing. It's what He's always been doing...ruling over…
There Are No Such Things as Giants
Two things happen simultaneously when a well-known Christian dies. First, Christians wonder what will happen to his or her ministry, who will fill such big shoes, "what will we do without so and so?" Second, the naysayers begin dredging up every negative fact and scandal to smear his/her name while the deceased teacher's followers go…
The Chief End of Man
The current pandemic has seen more than just the loss of life and livelihood. For many people it feels like the loss of identity and purpose too. Who are we if we aren’t actively involved in this, that or the other? What purpose do we serve if we no longer have a job? Of what…
[SATIRE] Street Evangelist Coaxes Unbelievers With Toilet Paper…Hundreds Saved
BUSHWHACK, Texas — Like in most towns across America fighting to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, life has changed for just about everyone in Bushwhack. Everyone that is except for local street evangelist and fifth member of the Bushwhack Baptist Quartet, Charlie Ton. Known for his theatrical and often controversial approach to evangelism, Charlie sees the…
The Christian Response to the Coronavirus
Image courtesy of The Patriot Post It’s strange times we’re living in. What began as a mysterious virus in China has become a global pandemic that’s completely reshaped our world. Self-quarantines, government mandated shutdowns, economic unrest, grocery store shelves wiped clean, people fighting over toilet paper and hand sanitizer... If we weren't living it, it…
The Sovereignty of God in Negro Spirituals
It’s Black History month and with it comes not only the remembrance of fearless black leaders like Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and Martin Luther King, but remembrance of the centuries of indescribable cruelty and persecution blacks suffered under the yoke of slavery and segregation. I write this post not to rehash those awful events but…
Are You Ready to Die?
Four Strings of the Violin by Edward Okun Is there a more sobering question...are you ready to die? Living in an era where death is far removed from social conscious, where there's no threat of plague or persecution looming over us as it did in ages past (and still does in some parts of the…
Single in Christ is Not Falling Short of God’s Best
If you’re reading this, it means you survived the holidays. That’s no small feat—weathering the forced family photos, uncomfortable political debates, and being asked on twenty-six different occasions why you aren’t married. Good times. But seriously, from one single woman to another, the holidays can be tough. From engagement announcements to winter weddings to New…
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