Joe Carter has an insightful post today called “Six Thoughts about Jesus.” He wrote it in response to those who would ask why he doesn’t mention Jesus more often, since he runs an evangelical blog. Here is his answer:

“Over the years people have asked me why, since this is an evangelical blog, I don’t mention Jesus more often. My usual glib answer is that I prefer not to name-drop just because I’m on a first name basis with the Creator of the Universe. I also take offense at the implication [that] my sole mission as an evangelical blogger is to end every post with an altar call.

While it’s true that I don’t casually use the name of Jesus, I believe that, like Flannery O’Connor’s South, this blog is ‘Christ-haunted.’ Still, there is a time to talk about Jesus more directly. Since I think about him constantly, I often have questions, concerns, surprises, opinions, and–on rarer occasions–insights, about Christ. Here, for instance, are a few thoughts I’ve had.”

If you have time, I’d encourage you to stop over and check out his few thoughts. They are refreshingly perceptive.