Owners Manuals With weather like we’ve had the past week, a motorcycle-based sermon seems apropos, doesn’t it? Since I am one who plans for the worst and prefers to keep his skin on his arms and legs, I wear a coat and jeans whenever I ride (along with a helmet). This means that temps in…
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Thank You King James
Considering the news that came from Florida this week (and the horrendous incident and court case behind it) I was surprised to see a commentary titled "Casey Anthony: The System Worked." Alan Dershowitz makes some legitimate (albeit uncomfortable) points, but that's not what stood out in the piece. Instead, it was how Dershowitz explained why…
Are both Satan and Jesus the morning star?
I have been the webmaster for a religious publisher since 1998, so I get email with questions now and then. Generally I point them to our e-mail discussion group, but today I got a query I figured I’d go ahead and try to answer myself. My response is below (minus names, correcting one tense, and…
Not So “Children Stories” in the Bible
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…
Money (That’s What I Want)
Abu Dhabi Last week I was in Abu Dhabi–The company I work for has provided services to FIFA Club football matches there and a good friend of mine has been running the ticketing. After I dealt with exchanging U.S. dollars for UAE dirhams (and back), saw all the expensive cars zipping down the road (a…
When God (Finally) Speaks Clearly
And a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with​the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. 2 She was pregnant and ​was crying out in birth pains and the agony of giving birth. 3 And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great red…
Eternal
What does the word "eternity" mean to you? In my brain unlimited words like "eternity" and "infinite" bring equations like 1/X to mind… As X approaches infinity… However X can never reach zero because…division by zero is undefined. Although it could readily become a lousy analogy, mentally God to me is being able to divide…