I think it’s safe to say that we live in a very pluralistic world, where ideas from a wide variety of cultures are shared and believed. Who among us doesn’t know someone of a different faith or philosophical background? But that pluralism isn’t limited to just religion or politics. Choice is everywhere, including our toothpaste [...]
Archive for November, 2007
what i’m reading: Jesus Among Other Gods
Posted in Bible, Bible reliability, Jesus, book review, feeding my brain on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
embarrassing Bible stories
Posted in Bible, Bible reliability, faith on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!” (Numbers 16: 34)
God used a specific and unique event (in this case an earthquake) to punish the leaders of an open rebellion against him. But because the people of Israel had lost their trust of God [...]
intentionality: do i need to go to church?
Posted in taking action, worship on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the last few days I’ve touched on the need to intentionally choose God. I also discussed how we have to make that decision, even when the path isn’t safe or easy. But there is still another aspect of being intentional: our individual needs. These are the things I consider the “personal preferences” of faith. [...]
what i’m reading: Chasing Daylight
Posted in book review, feeding my brain, revolutionary on November 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Erwin McManus’s first book, The Barbarian Way, is the most important book I’ve ever read. I know it’s considered “bad” to say this, but it has been more important to me than reading the Bible. Without The Barbarian Way I never would have read the Bible, let alone seen the beauty of it. McManus has [...]
intentionality: choosing God
Posted in God, Jesus, choice, different, taking action on November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Why doesn’t God force us to believe in him? We are created to need God, so why not just go one step further and be created to always believe in God? But that’s not what God did. Instead he’s given us this thing called free will, which lets us make our own decisions. Don’t you [...]
marrying a dog?
Posted in Jesus, faith, radical, sin on November 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Have you heard about the man in India marrying a dog? Sounds pretty crazy, right? Sounds like something you’d never do, right? That’s what I thought until Thursday morning. (And no, I didn’t find myself asking Lassie to marry me.) You see, that guy believes that his actions can atone for the mistakes he’s made [...]
God’s strength: part 2
Posted in God, hope, taking action on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I was exhausted yesterday. Actually that’s probably an understatement. I felt a little zombie-like; but with less brains and more drool.
For me it’s been one of “those” weeks. You know, the kind where it seems everything is a battle. I’ve been working on a major project and yesterday marked the last day. It’s a project [...]
God’s strength
Posted in God, hope, trust on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“”He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.” (Isaiah 40: 28)
Sometimes I think God must get tired of answering my prayers. After all, doesn’t he get tired of listening to me whine and complain? I know I get tired of people whining and complaining.
Fortunately, that’s not how God is!
God’s [...]
