Category Archives: Spirituality & Faith
Free Will vs. Determinism
Determinism and free will, two ways of looking at a truth that is far greater than either of them.
Two godly, mature men will pray the same prayer over Romans 8 and 9, as many have before throughout history, asking God to reveal to them the correct interpretation. To one, the Spirit reveals a sort of [...]
I Don’t Believe in Global Warming
It is blasphemy to say this on Earth Day, isn’t it? The one day of the year that we’re supposed to all rally together and resolve to fix all the environmental problems that we cause during the other 364 days. In reality, though, it plays out almost like a New Year’s resolution or a kid [...]
Plastic Jesus
Amanda’s cell phone is four years old. It’s an old monochrome Nokia from before the days of flip phones, and it works better than any phone I have ever seen.
Despite its age, it holds a battery charge for a week, and gets reception in places you wouldn’t believe. It has been dropped a few times, [...]
Some New Thing
I have been working retail for the past four years, putting myself through school and gaining valuable insights into the human nature. From day one at Hy-Vee back in 2003, all the way to Target in 2007, it has been for me nothing more than a means to an end. I needed a job to [...]
Christian Revolutionaries
A couple of weeks ago, George Barna put out what his group calls the 12 Most Significant Religious Findings from 2006 Surveys. One of these findings, which came out on March 6 of this year, details what he calls the “Christian Revolutionary” movement. Visit the link to read up on the full story, but to [...]
O Holy Night
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! O, hear the angel voices!
O night [...]
Nothing
αtoo many churches and not enough truthwhy tear out single pages when you can throw away the book?If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. FIND I must be an acrobat to talk like this and [...]
The Word
The Bible is 90% narrative and only 10% expositional epistles, and yet if you hear a sermon or get involved in a group Bible study, there’s probably a 90% chance that it will be on an epistle and a 10% chance it will be on anything else. But doesn’t it seem like God gave us [...]
The Story
After four hundred years of silence, a voice crying out in the wilderness to make straight the paths of the Lord. He is coming for His bride.
The people came out in droves to see this scraggly locust-eater, a man who seemed just crazy enough to be telling the truth. But the Story doesn’t begin here.
The [...]
Chiefly On Prayer
Going to a Christian school for nine years and then Bible college for three, nearly every class I went to was opened in prayer. And for twelve long years, every prayer sounded the same. “Please give [teacher] the words to say, and help us to stay attentive so we can all learn more about the [...]
