Something in me really wants to believe in the message that Rob Bell gives in his book Love Wins. Unfortunately, I kinda have this previous relationship with Jesus so I'm going to have to go with … [Read more...]
Paradox Power Activate …
April 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Paradox Power Activate... form of a lioness in a mud puddle! Okay, so I couldn’t resist the reference to the Wonder Twins from the Justice League. They were my favorite because they had to work … [Read more...]
Success in the Struggle
February 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
I often wonder why me? Then I'm reminded why and I shut my trap. Life can be a great breeding ground for self pity, whining and bitterness - or one can enjoy life. It has become very clear … [Read more...]
Passionate, patient, persistent and then powerful. The progression of prayer.
February 5, 2011 by 2 Comments
Tonight I went and prayed at my church's prayer room. In my 'umble opinion it was probably the most pathetic prayer effort I've ever undertaken. My wife recently made the observation that I love … [Read more...]
Ends and Odds (“A Tale of a Cindys”)
November 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
God's a funny ... guy? So I'm editing this entry and thinking of the story that I heard at a Cindy Morgan concert in the late 1990's. The story was how her father had wanted to be a song writer but … [Read more...]
The three approaches to Goliath
October 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
What are we to do when the God of the Bible, the promises Jesus made in the New Testament and our faith in Christ are faced with the cold hard experiences that seem to prove otherwise? “Let God be … [Read more...]
To wrestle or not to wrestle… that be the question
March 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
“We wrestle not against flesh and blood ...” I find this verse in the Bible to be the most misunderstood, misinterpreted or misapplied in the whole Bible. But it seems to me that this has become … [Read more...]
Muggle Magic
July 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Why do people love Harry Potter? What is it about that world that enthralls so many? Whilst I haven’t read any of the books I have watched the movie. [Enter my wife’s derisive laugh track … [Read more...]
Living Life on Purpose vs. the Damnation of Living by Default
July 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment
I’ve converted to Arminianism. In many ways it was destined to happen. I just can’t stomach how so many Christians just accept life on default. We just go with the flow. Like a canoeist that is … [Read more...]
Cede nothing without making them show their work
July 19, 2008 by Leave a Comment
On the plane from Atlanta to Dallas today I set by a former missionary and had a good chat. When the conversation came around to Evolution ... Brief Aside: Most of my conversations come around to … [Read more...]
