I recently wrote a reflection on forgiveness (here) and in a discussion about that post I found there is one more thing which needs to be said. Ans since I ended that post with a line from Relient K it is only fitting to begin this one with a line from their "Be my escape",... Continue Reading →
Puddleglum the Prophet
I woke up today feeling like a marshwiggle. If you don't understand that just read The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis. I've read this book several times and just finished reading it to my kids (again). These creatures are gloom and pessimism personified. Today that's me. Dealing with the stress and drain of a... Continue Reading →
Forgive like Jesus
I don't know how many people have followed the trial of Amber Guyger; I had not until today when I saw the reaction of Brandt Jean. For those who might not know Amber was convicted of killing Brandt's brother Botham. In a somewhat surprising move, and at the sentencing hearing, Brandt extended forgiveness and a... Continue Reading →
Soul Survivor
I don't normally review books here, but Philip Yancey's Soul Survivor is not simply the best book I've read this year, I added it to the list of books I feel every Christian should read. At its core this is a story of Yancey's own growth in faith, told through the lens of biographies of... Continue Reading →
Gun Control
I have started this post several times, specifically every time an act of gun violence makes the news. And every time I end up deleting the draft. I think I recognize the emotions are too raw and what I am saying needs to be processed much more calmly and rationally than would be allowed at... Continue Reading →
Do You Speak…
Did you know there are 856 languages spoken in the island nation of Papua New Guinea? The entire nation is the size of California and has about 7 million people. Think about that, on average only a little over 8,000 people can understand each other in their native language. Among the reasons there are so... Continue Reading →
Poli-ticks
I saw this picture recently and my first instinct was to lash out at the person (who somewhat frequently posts on political topics). But before I did my Greek training kicked in and I started thinking about the real meaning of the term (affairs of the city or we might say society). Suddenly it jumped... Continue Reading →
Thoughts & Prayers?
In the wake of yet two more mass shootings in this country I have seen many posts crying for politicians to strengthen gun laws to help prevent future crime. One of the phrases I have seen repeated more frequently recently is summed up in the picture below. The sentiment expressed recognizes that far too often... Continue Reading →
Seeing the Stars
I was sitting on the back deck of a cabin in the middle of nowhere recently looking into a hazy sky attempting to star gaze. It was disappointing to be sitting there in an area known to have little light pollution and not see the wonder of the heavens sprawling out before me. I finally... Continue Reading →
Danger of a Small God
While reading a very informative article on the Biologos site (here) I had an interesting thought. It seems to me that there is often a temptation, for both secularists and Christians, to say that God can only exist if the world is simple. No one would ever think of using this wording but it often... Continue Reading →
Squinting in the Light 