Whether it’s literature or holy texts, one way humans try to make sense of the world we live in is to tell the story of how the world began. These stories bleed with meaning, and affect so much of how we process what happens to …
Read MoreJob’s Journey of Suffering
Here’s a link to the message I gave yesterday, pulled from many different chapters of Job.
Read MoreLearning to Mourn
Today’s message from Job 2 was not an easy one. A big part of it was telling Gary and Kristin Adams’ story, with their permission. Here’s a link.
Read MoreNot a simple equation
This past Sunday, I started a series on the book of Job. This is a difficult book, and I imagine I’ll be working hard to script these out…so I will probably be able to post each of these. I’m always interested in your comments and …
Read MorePerspective
There have been many times when I have gazed across the table at gray hair, at a face lined with care and years, and heard a variation of the following: “I pray for our country. I pray for our church. I can’t believe how things …
Read MorePsalm 103:2-12
From my reading-thru-the-bible plan today: Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits– who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with …
Read MoreHow I see the bible
(Thank you for the enjoyable comments and discussion! Sorry for the slowness between posts. I’m going to bite off less than I originally said I would in this post, so that I’ll actually keep moving forward. This post will be some of my presuppositions about …
Read MoreWhy is atonement needed?
My friend Robin blogged about Brian McLaren’s books, writing an almost throw-away line wondering why the crucifixion is such a big deal, much more so than the resurrection, it seems. I jumped on that in the comments, and a wonderfully rich discussion exploded about the …
Read MoreWant to join?
I follow many things, mostly blogs, in Google Reader. (I used to be a Bloglines guy, but I’m finding that Google has placed a lot of time and money into making their stuff work really great with the iPhone, so I’m more and more being …
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