When Cussing Makes a Bigger Impact than Truth!
As many of you have heard, Pastor John Piper used an inappropriate word for a person's butt in a breakout session at Passion 07. What's crazy is that more people have focused on Pastor John using the word than what he spoke on at the conference. For those of you who would like to read what he discussed, it can be found on the Desiring God website. I have only talked to one person who has told me what Pastor John spoke on, but everyone else has made sure to inform me of his slip. After reading what he stated at Passion, it seems as though people, especially men, should be rejoicing at the truths that Pastor John proclaimed. He took a stab at the lies that young men believe on sexual sin. Let us look at the truth he proclaimed and not the questionable word that he used.
posted by Bob at 7:46 PM
3 Comments:
I found my way here after reading some comment threads at JT's "Between Two Worlds." You have some good stuff here.
I hope the anonymous commenter over there doesn't get you down. They're just trolling. I would encourage you not even to get into it with him/her.
Also, I've heard some of Paul Washer's teaching and it's good stuff. I actually tried to get him to come and speak to my students (I work with Baptist Collegiate Ministries in Illinois), but the scheduling didn't work out.
One other thing... I see that you changed your user pic and that was too bad. But I do appreciate that your showing off some Mac usage in the new one.
Peace.
5:00 PM
I don't really know what he was speaking on, nor have I heard of the "slip," though I'm sure I will, but I think I would agree that it's totally stupid that people are focusing so much on him dropping a cuss word, especially if it was only the word ass (I mean, Shakespeare uses it, so it can't be that bad, right?. Maybe that is just the liberal northern in me, but sometimes the word just fits, and plenty of things can be said without cussing that are far more terrible.
11:01 PM
hey bob -
i have been browsing through some articles and blogs about wayne grudem online this afternoon and came across your comments about the john piper cussing incident at passion '07 on your blog.
then i saw you were connected to campus outreach at some point, maybe on staff? i have been on staff in charleston and i'm about to move to raleigh to expand with a new team at unc-chapel hill and nc state. are you in thailand right now? our ccp is there and some of my dearest friends are leading our team (daniel and wendy simmons & dt house...have you met any of them?)
email me and let me know if this really, really random connection is real. i also have a dear friend that on staff at briarwood with the middle school ministry...rachel townes...that name ring a bell?
hope you are well - kellie collins
kellie.e.collins@gmail.com
12:09 PM
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