They had become so comfortable with “business as usual” that they had entirely forgotten how to lean on God—and so, when things changed and it was dramatically required that they do so, they did not. Eric Metaxas

Horsearm Creek is starting to dry out. Lovely ride around town. #cycling #Narrabri #Biketooter

The evil of today is different than the evil of yesterday or of tomorrow, and when Jesus enjoins us to be “shrewd as serpents,” it means we must understand this. Eric Metaxas

Nice ride to Jacks Creek and Gun Club Roads this morning.#cycling #narrabri #Biketooter

So that day Bonhoeffer doubtless saw what was being celebrated in that church as concerning. He knew that when the German Lutheran church had become so comfortable that it ceased to see what it really means to follow Christ, danger was at hand. By that time, Germany and Lutheranism—which is to say church and state—had effectively melted together in many people’s minds. And on this Reformation Day when everyone celebrated German Lutheranism, this reality was greatly underscored, at least for Bonhoeffer. Eric Metaxas

But we also cringe at the thought of this in that particular church in Germany because we now know—from the example of what took place under Hitler—that if the lines between church and state are not kept bright and clear, religious liberty can be thrown out the window and an all-powerful state can crush the Church under its heel and out of existence. Eric Metaxas

It is another few days until spring is officially here, but it is already feeling warmer. I was going to go for a longer ride, but they are doing major roadworks on Yarrie Lake Rd so I came home sooner than I expected. #cycling #Narrabri #Biketooter

There is not one square inch,” Kuyper said in 1880, “in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign, does not cry ‘Mine!’ ” Eric Metaxas

Lots of cattle along Culgoora Road. A beautiful morning for man and beast alike. #cycling #Narrabri #Biketooter

What God usually asks of His people is that they actually live out their faith in all the spheres of their lives so that all of society is blessed. And when they fail to do this, they are failing to be the Church.  Eric Metaxas