Has your kid ever asked why is there stuff? If not then you are pretty lucky because that’s a pretty difficult question to answer. As a Christian I believe that everything had it’s origin in God. But why is there matter and stuff and why does that stuff matter, that’s where things get complicated. ScientistsContinue reading “God Particle”
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Stewardship [or] All About (all) the Benjamins
I am currently working on a series of sermons about Stewardship. As a pastor, when I use the word stewardship the common assumption is that I’m going to talk about money. If I say, I’m doing a series on stewardship, people hear, “Here come four week talking about money, give more, give more, give more.”Continue reading “Stewardship [or] All About (all) the Benjamins”
Erasing Hate
Habits
I’ve been trying to wake up early for the past few weeks. Life gets so busy around my house that I’ve found it’s impossible to do the things that refresh my heart and my mind if I don’t do them early. So I’ve gotten in the habit of waking up at 5am Sunday through Thursday.Continue reading “Habits”
Opinions
I’ve heard it said that opinions are like ____________ everyone has one and they all stink. (I’ll let you guess what it is I’m talking about there. It’s very easy to be swayed by other people’s opinions. But whose opinions actually matter? If you don’t know whose opinions actually matter then you will be veryContinue reading “Opinions”
Adventure
What are you doing today? For many your first response will be, “nothing.” That’s usually my first response as well. And we say we are doing nothing because we don’t think that we are doing anything important or worth talking about. My kids think that everything they are doing is important and every errand isContinue reading “Adventure”
Tuesday Morning
Getting back from vacation is always a challenge. Yesterday I had a 6am meeting. Not something I normally look forward too, but I was meeting with my friend Tom and we were talking about missions, so it was a great meeting. Then I went to my office and tried to plow through my mounds andContinue reading “Tuesday Morning”
Freedom of God
“The idealized God is maintained at the expense of his freedom. The idealized God lacks flexibility; initiative, the capacity to surprise. The resulting picture of God is a sophisticated idol, but still an idol.” (Judson Mather, “The Comic Art of the Book of Jonah.” Soundings 65, no. 3 [September 1, 1982], 286). I read this in my research onContinue reading “Freedom of God”
Obvious to you. Amazing to others
First saw this video @loswhit’s blog here: http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2011/06/obvious/ I thought I would share it to I love to play with ideas, and I am also my worst critic on my ideas. There are a lot of things in my brain that I just dismiss as simple or boring or obvious. What about you? What ideasContinue reading “Obvious to you. Amazing to others”
If you are starting a Grad Progam
I’m nearing completion of my grad program. 1 Class and my Thesis are all that stands in my way. If you are starting a program, I would like to give you some advice that I wish someone would have given to me. Or maybe I should have asked for advice and listened to people. First,Continue reading “If you are starting a Grad Progam”
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