John Piper explains his take on Jesus’ discourse in Luke 11:33-36 where he defines the eyes as the lamp of the body:

“‘Be careful!’ This is the only imperative in the text. Be careful what you see! Be careful what you regard as bright and attractive and compelling. If it is not Christ, you will be filled with darkness—no matter how bright it seems for a season. Candles seem bright until the sun comes out. Then they are useless and put away.”

Does Europe have a voice in the world? Dominique Moïsi contends that because of England and France’s continued existence on the UN security Council, its voice is diluted and fractured. This type of comparison flies in the face of the sovereignty of nations and reveals what many European elitists really desire for Europe, the dissolving of many sovereign countries into one government, ruled from Brussels. Click here to read her argument.

I came across “Young Men: Learn Self Control” (via Tim Challies) and was encouraged by the comparison between a son’s little-league game outburst and Tom Watson’s gracious, gentlemanly defeat at the British Open. This is epitome of Christlikeness in every endeavor, one that many men never grasp, and the rest of us take a lifetime to learn.

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