The Colorado Shooting and a Society of Objectification…The Elephant in the Room
As Missy and I watched the news of what happened in Colorado over the weekend I looked at our two sons who were playing across the room (ages 1 & 3) and said “The shooter used to be like that. What happened to this guy?” What we saw in Colorado last weekend didn’t happen in […]
Comforting the Bereaved
700 years before Jesus was born the prophet Isaiah predicted many things about him. The famous passage in Isaiah 53 says that Jesus would be, “a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering.” (Isa 53:3). Jesus was in tune with those who were suffering because he knew what it meant to suffer. In John 11, […]
Mike Cope’s Series – When a Child Dies
Mike Cope has been doing a series on dealing with the death of children. If you have experienced this or know someone who would benefit from reading this please pass this along. This series is touching and has already gotten nearly 200 comments total, which speaks not only to the quality of Mike’s writing but […]
Heaven: I Have Questions…
I am teaching a class on heaven right now and thought I would share a bit along the way. When I just sit and let my mind think about heaven there are a lot of thoughts that come to mind. Just like with any place I have never been, when I hear mention of it, […]
Granny Dabbs (1919-2011)
My grandmother died at 92 this week. She was an amazing lady and will truly be missed. Granny taught me about kindness, patience, and discipline. One of her most prominent characteristics was her tidiness. I cannot remember her home every changing. Ever. The only thing that changed were the pictures she had out, reflecting her […]
Postmodernism and the Death of Political Parties
I think the two party system will be dead in twenty years and replaced by something that better reflects the worldview of today’s Americans. There are several characteristics of our culture that lead me to that conclusion: Postmoderns aren’t concerned for clear-cut and well defined groups that have to fit a particular mold. They are […]
Francis Chan on the Balance Beam
Great stuff…
Internet Monk, Michael Spencer Passed Away
According to the internetmonk website, Michael Spenser passed away last night. At 54 years old that is quite a shock to me and I am sure will be to many who are reading this now. Here is the link to the post at his site. Quite a loss to the Christian blogging community. I am […]
The Passing of Jim Bill McInteer
I was sad to see this in my email today, sent by Liz Howell: Jim Bill McInteer, described as a “giant of the faith” by many church members, died Monday, March 8, 2010. A minister for 70-plus years, the former president and publisher of 21st Century Christian and Power for Today served on the board […]
The Crucifixion of Christ
We don’t like to leave Christ on the cross for very long. Our theology often gets in a rush to the resurrection. But the resurrection lacks its own possibility if you exclude the crucifixion of Christ. Anyone who has watched the movie The Passion of the Christ was moved by the brutality of what Jesus […]