Traitors for Christ
I continue to slowly read through the Bible in one year. Although there are some days it does seem like a burden (due to my humanity, not Scripture itself), being “forced” to spend time in God’s Word daily has been a great blessing. I’ve never really been big on poetry (I abhorred it in high…
Many of the folks I follow on Twitter are Calvinists. I personally believe in free will, but do grant that they have ample evidence for their predestination views. I just weigh the evidence in toto differently. As someone who is thus the recipient of it, I have noticed a certain smugness in what quite a…
Space.com had to know they were going to grab some attention a tile like this for an article: “The Big Bang Didn’t Need God to Start Universe, Researchers Say” And the beginning of the piece doesn’t disappoint: SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Our universe could have popped into existence 13.7 billion years ago without any divine…
"What worried me the most was the fact that he said if you do accept evolution that you’re somehow ethically lacking." First, I don’t know if Dr. Carson actually said that, but, theoretically, if materialistic evolution (no God) is right, there is no real foundation for ethics. That doesn’t mean atheists are less ethical, but…
It probably comes as no surprise that leaving my home of eight years in Antrim, New Hampshire has, to varying degrees, been emotionally painful. As a whole my mind is busy on other things, but when it is allowed to slow down (for instance, early in the morning or late in the evening) a certain…
In yesterday’s Bible reading this quote made me think a bit: Now when all the people saw the thunder and the flashes of lightning and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking, the people were afraid and trembled, and they stood far off and said to Moses, "You speak to us, and we…
Sometimes it seems more than coincidental that two stories show up at the same time…and although I know it’s just happenstance, today… “Occupy protesters use Bibles as weapons — literally” It quotes from a SFGate article: Police arrested four people in connection with the evening’s occupation of the empty Cathedral Hill Hotel at Van Ness…
As of starting to write this post, the video below ("Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus") had 14,720,480 views (with 255,425 likes and 37,048 dislikes). I’m gonna make a guess here and say it has struck a nerve. 🙂 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY&rel=0&w=480] Hearing about it second hand I figured it was going to be a standard…
First, I don’t personally believe that God interferes with NFL football games. I'm not saying He never has or He never will… But I don't think Tim Tebow, leading the Broncos, has won because of God’s divine intervention. Although, I will admit, after the way that Denver/Pittsburgh play-off game ended, it sure seems like more…
So, as I was reading through today’s verses (reading through all 66 in 2012), it hit me. Back in Genesis 18:22-33, Abraham tries to get Sodom and Gomorrah off the hook, actually (respectfully) arguing a bit with God about it (although notice his concern for God’s reputation). However, in Genesis 22:1-14 we hear God tell…
(I wrote this in a particularly snarky frame of mind, so if you aren’t in a good mood or are a Yankees fan, please back away from the computer and save reading this for another time. :-)) I know I spend way too much money at Amazon MP3…but I’ve been addicted to music since I…
This article was written for the next edition of the local Antrim, New Hampshire paper, The Limrik. Although the pews have a habit of filling up just before church starts, summer activities definitely have meant it's less crowded during the Sunday services here at the Antrim Church of Christ. Luckily, e-mail, Facebook, and various other…
Last night, just before turning my iPad off and going to sleep, it really felt like I should set my Facebook status based on the death of Osama bin Laden. This is what I settled on: ”Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the…
I ran into Tim Hawkin’s for the first time last night. It’s great to have another "clean" comedian I can watch and listen to. As I was working on my sermon today, this great bit came to mind. Sadly I won’t be able to work it in. 🙂 Graham Maxwell, a friend of mine (and…
I can’t help but think there is something wrong with Sky Angel, a Christian TV provider (through Internet streaming) adding this channel to their lineup, even if it is not part of the “Faith Package” (as compared to “Family Package” or “Family Values Package”). I’ve been away from the Internet (mostly) for more than three…