May, 2009
Ben Stein and Jesus
Kimberly and I watched Expelled and loved it. Ben Stein's interview of Richard Dawkins at the end is classic. Dawkins was literally sweating and all Stein did was ask gentle questions. …(Continue Reading)
Ready to Defend Does Not Mean Silent Until Asked
Apologetics and 1 Peter 3:15 go together like coffee and creamer, boogers and a three-year old, or to steal Steve Timmis' (author of Total Church) terminology: like Jack Bauer and justif …(Continue Reading)
Will You Trust Him?
"Praise Him for His mighty deeds; praise Him according to His excellent greatness" (Psa 150:2). …(Continue Reading)
One Lord Who Wants to Bind Them
The dark lord, Sauron, forged a ring to rule them all. The fearless man warrior, Isildur, sliced the ring from Sauron's hand. …(Continue Reading)
Sunday's Saying - Deify or Follow?
When we run into a Christian who is sharing his faith regularly, the temptation is to deify him or her by calling them especially gifted, unusual, or well-trained. …(Continue Reading)
Triggers and Prescriptions
Audrey my daughter woke up this morning weeping with a migraine. Kimberly (my wife) went online and googled migraines to figure out what triggers these ghastly headaches. …(Continue Reading)
1 field trip, 5 kindergardeners, and 2 moms
My son's class took a field trip to the Nature Center yesterday. I got to be a chaperone of him (Elijah) and four other spunky Kindergardeners for six hours who drained the life out of me. …(Continue Reading)
Facebook, our own little "American Idol"?
Someone joined Facebook and rebuked people for using it to "detail" the significance of their lives at the expense of loving others. I think there is a legitimate warning here. …(Continue Reading)
Everyone is a Theologian...
The idea that you can be a-theological is a silly idea. When you open your mouth, you teach theology. The question is what kind of theology are you teaching? …(Continue Reading)