In 2011, I was asked to write up an article on my thoughts about prayer. A friend of mine was struggling with prayer as a concept and wondered how I dealt with my own thoughts about it. I had been asked to do this before… and within a year or two of being directly asked, I…Continue reading Wrestling with Prayer – Part I
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Wrestling with Prayer – Part III
Ok, so I said that we found more examples of prayer directly changing things than we expected. Here are a handful of them that are the MOST clear: There is a lot to this story, but the basic concept is that Abraham prayed and God healed people of judgment He had placed on them (Ge…Continue reading Wrestling with Prayer – Part III
Wrestling with prayer – Part II
This is the next part in the series. Feel free to jump back and check out part I. …So, as I typically do when I face really challenging things, I fell on my community to get started. In addition to my wife and other friends, I asked the men I meet with each week to…Continue reading Wrestling with prayer – Part II
Jesus calls her His Daughter. Part I
Jesus Calls Her Daughter Reference Matthew 9:18-22, Mark 5:22-34, Leviticus 15:19-33 One day Jesus was walking by Capernaum, near the Sea of Galilee, with an official of the synagogue who had stopped Him and begged for His help with his very sick daughter. As was typically the case, Jesus, now famous in this region for…Continue reading Jesus calls her His Daughter. Part I
The Creation Debate – Part V
Here is a possible process description I think is reasonable. Basically, in a raw form: God started life by forming a single celled organism in the dirt. This was nothing short of proof of His existence. Life proceeds from life, even simple life. The complexity of the most basic amino acids and DNA structure is…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part V
The Creation Debate – Part IV
A Progressive Creation theory: Many in the Christian world view are unaware that it does not have to be in opposition to scientific discovery. Here is an example of a “progressive creationistic” theory that uses the scriptural account as a foundation. I don’t blame anyone else for this theory – it is entirely mine. I…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part IV
The Creation Debate – Part III
In addition to the powerful rationale of the arguments for the existence of the mind and of God (which represent total other articles), most of us also have a powerful intuitive response to the idea that “there is nothing else.” I experience in my soul that there is something more. Of course, I accept that…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part III
The Creation Debate – Part II
Both the “natural” sciences and theology are seeking the true statement. The purpose statement of both are completely integrate-able. In fact, there are many who have made a point of showing the obvious and perhaps necessary connections between good theological thinking and the roots of good scientific thinking. The two paradigms are not contradictory. For…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part II
The Creation Debate – Part I
The Question of Creation When I speak as a Bible teacher and I open up the conversation for questions, I typically get questions in one of two directions – sex or science. Periodically, I travel and speak to a group and am introduced as an atheist (the listeners actually are in a skit in which…Continue reading The Creation Debate – Part I
New Big Bang Research – Part III
I wanted to add my final note and my sources that I cited here as well. Another note: In another Science Friday interview with Dr. Krauss (Jan 13, 2012 – Science Friday), Krauss confronts the question of “Why there is something rather than nothing.” Krauss makes the claim that the question of “ ‘Why is…Continue reading New Big Bang Research – Part III
New Big Bang Research – Part II
In an earlier interview, in a conversation about the beginning of the universe, one scientist made the claim that science has “made it clear that there is a plausible case that a universe like the universe we live in could result literally from nothing…” When Krauss said that “all of the energy that we see…Continue reading New Big Bang Research – Part II
New Big Bang Research – Part I
“It takes essentially nothing to create a universe.” Alan Guth Years ago, I read in a physics textbook a confession by a popular physicists (sadly, I cannot find the book or remember the author’s name) from the 1950’s. He remembered that the secular physicists of the time were very concerned as it was becoming more…Continue reading New Big Bang Research – Part I
Is it true that Jesus, “admittedly was not perfect” as CNN correspondent claimed?
Is it true that Jesus was “admittedly was not perfect” as CNN correspondent claimed? Don Lemon has been a CNN correspondent since 2006. His religious views are unclear, though he has claimed to believe in a higher power. He grew up being sent to a Catholic school by his Grandmother but refers to himself (in…Continue reading Is it true that Jesus, “admittedly was not perfect” as CNN correspondent claimed?
How and When to Switch churches – part 1
As with pretty much everything that grows from the gospel of Jesus Christ, this is a freedom which is meant to be enjoyed, not abused. ******************** Once a group of sailors discovered a man who had been trapped on a desert island for several years. They found him sitting on the beach in front of…Continue reading How and When to Switch churches – part 1
Sabbatical (2017) Report
A little over 2 years ago, I took a sabbatical. A sabbatical is a special sort of time away that people in ministry or other all-enveloping roles and jobs will take periodically to get a chance to rest and recharge. “Sabbatical” is taken from the Hebrew word “Shabbot” – where we get the word “Sabbath”.…Continue reading Sabbatical (2017) Report
What to do with Santa?
We “do” Santa Claus at our house. You might be surprised… That means we have a special gift near the fireplace that is “from Santa” … and that the gifts in the stockings are from Santa too. Somewhere around age 7-10, depending on the child, we let them in on the “secret” … Being a…Continue reading What to do with Santa?
Response to Men Prefer Debt Free Virgins – Part 2
But instead a stance taken against girls going to college. Here is the “logic” of the article. Men prefer debt free virgins without tattoos. College is where debt, sex and tattoos happen. Therefore girls shouldn’t go to college. This logic is obviously filled with error. Even if some men prefer these traits, and even if…Continue reading Response to Men Prefer Debt Free Virgins – Part 2
Response to Men Prefer Debt Free Virgins – Part I
Response to Men Prefer Debt Free Virgins without Tattoos A few days ago, an article by one Lori Alexander hit Facebook with a storm and for the life of me, I cannot figure out why. I think the inflammatory title helped. I think this is the main effective tool for creating attention. I think the…Continue reading Response to Men Prefer Debt Free Virgins – Part I
Good Article on Stress
http://blogs.bible.org/engage/michelle_pokorny/this_is_your_brain…on_stress Periodically, when I am introduced to a valuable article on another website, I try to let you know about it here. This is an example! Enjoy.
God's Maternal Traits – Part ii
Here are some key passages that reference some of God’s traits that clearly have a maternal feel to them: Isaiah 66:13 For thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon…Continue reading God's Maternal Traits – Part ii