Armed and Dangerous
I don’t want to be overly dramatic. We’re so used to hearing exaggerated speech these days that I think most of us tune it out. And in a world full of violence, to equate mere words with flying bullets seems … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Christian life
Ice Water in Our Veins: How Should We Respond to Popular Donation Campaigns that Violate Our Values?
The latest donation sensation if the Ice Bucket Challenge, an effort by the ALS Association to raise money for research to cure the disease. However, some Christian and prolife groups have raised a concern. The association supports embryonic stem cell … Continue reading →
Needless offense
It has been a while since I’ve written anything of substance here. I can offer several reasons, but maybe I just needed time for the thoughts I’m about to express to come together into a code of conduct that I … Continue reading →
Your Disability is No Excuse
If you grew up in Sunday School, you probably know the story of Moses at the burning bush. You can look it up in Exodus, chapters 3 and 4. It would seem from the way it reads that Moses had, … Continue reading →
Me, Myself, and I
Yesterday I conducted an experiment. I was writing in my journal, which over the past fifteen years or so has become a long-running personal letter to God. It is the nature of a journal to be largely about oneself, but … Continue reading →
Jeremiah 29:11 Is Not About ‘You;’ Frequently-Quoted Bible Verse Often Misinterpreted
I’m sure it’s a point I’ve made before, but I see it all the time. You can even find lists of God’s promises cherry picked from throughout the scripture without regard to context. Certainly God is good. I don’t think … Continue reading →
How Good is Your Word?
I might expect someone known for a lack of integrity to fail to follow through on what he says, but it is disappointing when someone who should hold a high standard does so. I know sometimes things happen over which … Continue reading →
Singing without Thinking
I’ know I’m not alone, though sometimes it feels like it. I remember standing next to someone in church who sang a different word than the song called for, obviously in disagreement with the lyric. I happen not to like … Continue reading →
Better Off Dead?
I was going to put this down in the form of a poem, which quickly evolved into a song. When I got started I realized I just wanted to lay it out. I don’t have any delusions about the quality … Continue reading →
Reflections on Fear
All of us know it. Some of us have conquered it. Others it rules. It can protect us, or it can stop us at every turn. It can be guided by reason or slay all reason in its path. A … Continue reading →