Archive for November, 2008

Pruning

John 15:1 Jesus says:
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.”
Wikipedia says:
“Pruning in landscaping and gardening is the practice of removing diseased, non-productive, or [...]

On John Piper, Thomas Merton, and Other Things That Go Nicely Together

When I find a worthy author I engage that author intensely and exhaustively until I can articulate what they are and are not about.  I’ve done this with CS Lewis, Thomas Merton, Marshall McLuhan, Mark Driscoll, Douglas Coupland, Madeleine L’engle, and I am now doing it with John Piper.  Many people sip on these authors [...]