As I am reading through the book of Ecclesiastes I find myself reflecting on how much it says about people without Christ – especially influential or successful people who in effect have the means to do whatever they want to do. Obviously the writer, apparently King Solomon himself, was a man of great wealth and […]
Concerned? Try a croissant.
“According to legend, the defeat of the Turkish threat to Vienna in 1683 is unwittingly commemorated millions of times daily when Europeans eat their croissants, which bakers designed as triumphant souvenirs of the great victory over the Muslim crescent.” (Phillip Jenkins, God’s Continent, pg. 104) So, shall we all enjoy our croissants, or shall we […]