God’s Intentional Tensions – In but Out
Hang around Christian circles long enough and you’re sure to hear several catchphrases. Some of them feel good or give us something to say when we don’t know what…
Year: 2015
God’s Intentional Tensions – Security and Grace
The other day I drove to work through a gray blanket of fog. I could see far enough ahead to drive safely but normally visible landmarks were hidden from view.…
God’s Intentional Tensions – Who Chose Who?
One day Jesus told a parable which likened the Kingdom of God to a wedding feast. This parable of Jesus is found in Matthew 22:1-14 and contains our next intentional…
God’s Intentional Tensions – Free Will
Who is really in charge? Who is responsible for my actions or the actions of others or the whims of nature? The second of God’s intentional tensions is the pull…
God’s Intentional Tensions – Already, and Not Yet
My musical instrument of choice is guitar. Although I love the sound of a well over-driven Stratocaster or Les Paul, I choose to play a plain-old Martin acoustic. There’s just…
You Are What You Eat
Hang around with folks long enough and you’ll discover where they live. Now I don’t mean what country, state, city, or neighborhood they live in, that’s easy. But where…
Lets Defy Gravity
There is a child’s toy that seems to defy gravity. The toy is shaped like a bird and anyone can balance it with just a finger under its beak. It…
Even Google Has Its Limits
We live in a marvelous age. My laptop weighs about the same as a textbook yet contains a library of over a thousand books. And that’s just what is in…
The Closed Door
There are many different kinds of stories in the Bible. Stories of faith, stories of great miracles, stories of redemption, and stories of courage to name a few. Sprinkled…
A Piece on Peace
My daughter Rebekah, a six-grade English teacher, would remind us that what we are about to talk about is a homophone. A homophone is two words that sound the same…
Follow!
This time of year, when the weather turns crisp and the leaves reveal their true colors, I think of hiking. For many years my family traveled to a few different…
Untouchable
It would have started with a spot. A small blemish on his arm, leg, torso, or face. We wouldn’t think much about it today, just a dry patch of skin.…