I’ve been thinking about the idea that talks, or sermons, or other kinds of verbal instruction or encouragement, need to be peppered with actual Scripture references, as in the book, chapter, and verse numbers. I don’t agree with this idea. I think sometimes people go crazy inserting these references until all I’m hearing is a [...]
We are significant because we are created in the image of God, by God. But we get that all wrong because our beliefs are wrong. We search our environments for affirmation of our significance (or lack thereof), and when we find it, we turn to God and offer the evidence to him as proof that [...]
Sometimes I think I just have to have someone to be mad at. A scapegoat, if you will, even though the scapegoat is supposed to be innocent.
Leviticus 16:20 “When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, the Tent of Meeting and the altar, he shall bring forward the live goat. 21 He [...]
I am a capitalist. Like other economic or political systems, capitalism relies on the basic morality of man. Without the constraints of conscience, capitalism becomes like any other tried but fallen system. Some people might say that there is no system that can last, outside of the Kingdom of God, which is God as [...]
From time to time, I find and post old stuff I’ve written. This is one such stuff.
Do you believe that there is one specific God-appointed spokesman in your life? Some people believe that. That’s the “car” they’re following, if you read my previous post. Some people believe that they don’t have to do the work [...]
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Once upon a time there was a mom who had a little girl, and really the mom was just a girl herself, so having a little girl wasn’t something the mom could quite grasp. The little girl was a treasure but she was a hidden treasure because the mom (who was really just a [...]
Do you ever get scared about where you end and God can finally begin? Right now Daddy seems to be in a process with me of bringing me to the end of myself, which is the most painful journey I have ever embarked on and I’m not sure I remember giving him permission - so [...]
Chris Harmon asked a good question. He wrote: “So I’m wondering since it was a little unclear when I read this - do you think we *should* be part of Christian academies (schools), godtube, christian bookstores, christian music, etc.?”
I thought perhaps my last post was a bit unclear, so let me clarify one aspect. I [...]
Much of our world is institutionalized. You know how Jesus said to be in the world but not of it? I really believe that means we’re supposed to disengage from systems and institutions as much as possible - institutions are the foundation of the systems of this world. The medical system, the school system, the [...]
As is the case with many items on my blog, this post was inspired by the writings of Jim Lehmer.
We introverted, less social-butterflyesque individuals often feel guilty about our tendency to either avoid certain large gatherings or hide in the midst of them. I think the reason we tend to feel guilty is because of [...]
