How should we speak to our children about race? This is the question that was posed to our brother Thabiti. Here is his well spoken answer. For me the question is evidence that racial (and/or cultural) differences needfully drive our approaches to life.
Today I looked out over my bookshelf and a book by RC Sproul caught my eye. It is one of his more popular books, though it was written for children. The title of the book is A King Without a Shadow. As I reflected on the title and content of the book I was reminded that kings actually do cast shadows. They usually cast huge and irrepressible shadows over their nation and family. Today I am thinking of one king in particular. His name is Martin Luther King, Jr.
Reading is indispensable. I remember when I was in seminary and how often I was required to read books which I otherwise would not find any interest. Those of us who have had the pleasure (and distress :-) of being in class with Dr. Frank James will testify to the large stack of books and extensive reading assignments Dr. James would require. Dr. James reminded us that RTS was not our mother's seminary. We had work to do. We had reading to do. I recall once looking over the reading assignments for one of James' class and saying to myself, "I can't wait to get out of seminary so I can read what I want to read."
Those in my generation might recall the campaign RIF or Reading is Fundamental. It was the governments way of encouraging young and old people in the erstwhile pursuit of reading. It insisted that at the heart of a well rounded education was the desire, even the love, for reading. We can all agree that the old Uncle Sam got this one right. Reading is fundamental. And it is no where more fundamental than in the gospel ministry.
Those in my generation might recall the campaign RIF or Reading is Fundamental. It was the governments way of encouraging young and old people in the erstwhile pursuit of reading. It insisted that at the heart of a well rounded education was the desire, even the love, for reading. We can all agree that the old Uncle Sam got this one right. Reading is fundamental. And it is no where more fundamental than in the gospel ministry.