Lately
A lot has been happening in the past 60 days, so this is a good time for a what’s-been-going-on-with-us. People/Things I’ve Celebrated Krista’s 31st birthday was Sunday. I’m blessed to […]
Tag Archives: theology
Paraskevidekatriaphobia
I’m not a superstitious person. In fact, I enjoy taking long walks under ladders, hanging out with black cats, and am fascinated by the many ways a mirror can suddenly […]
Baptizing Babies
I was born a Southern Baptist, went to a Southern Baptist church growing up, graduated from a Southern Baptist seminary and served for almost ten years in youth ministry in […]
Theology Disgorge #01
My friend Terry and I are reading and discussing Gregory Boyd’s book God of the Possible, and it’s got me thinking again about whether or not God takes risks and […]
Best Of – "New" Edition
This week’s highlights feature a New Year theme: “newness.” Includes new music, a new DVD, a new hard drive, a newly discovered blog, a new camera, and my favorite Christmas […]
Incarnation: God Becomes Embryo
This past Sunday, Krista and I were discussing an intriguing thought about the Incarnation. When we say that God became flesh, we think of Jesus as a man, walking the […]
A Difficult Word
“[The Bible] has to be interpreted. And if it isn’t interpreted, then it can’t be put into action. So if we are serious about following God, then we have to […]
Defend the Faith Without Offense
“Sooner or later you just figure out there are some guys who don’t believe in God and they can prove He doesn’t exist, and some other guys who do believe […]
Is God Happy?
The other day, I was looking through some Hubble space telescope pictures in preparation for teaching at Emmaus. Here are four samples, but you can see more of this at […]
The Shack – A Review (Part 2 of 2)
“Jesus?” he whispered as his voice choked. “I feel so lost.” A hand reached out and squeezed his, and didn’t let go. “I know, Mack. But it’s not true. I […]
