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September 2017

September 24, 2017

Disagree to Agree: the State of Christendom

Jesus Christ was, is, and is to come as King. This is good news, because...

September 23, 2017

Punching the Divine?

"Judge not that you be not judged!" Talk to any American and this is the...

September 22, 2017

God, Angels, Bunnies, and Me

Bunnies (and the other animals!) exist and the good news is that they do not...

September 21, 2017

God: Moral, Monster?

Is God moral? A monster? Or both?

September 20, 2017

Unlocking Civ City: Amazing Bible Revelation and the Work to Be Done

God created a good world and put humankind it that world to explore, play, and...

September 19, 2017

Dear White Nationalist: No. I Think You Are Silly.

Why are “white” people “my own?”

September 18, 2017

Unbelievable: My Front Row Seat . . . the Small World of Katy Tur

When I heard Katy Tur (Trump called her Little Katy) had written a book, I...

September 17, 2017

What Happened? Hillary Happened.

Hillary! That was the campaign: depending on how you reacted to Hillary! you could vote...

September 16, 2017

Darwin, Being a Christian, and Evolution

If Darwin was right, then let us follow him, but surely we can ask if...

September 15, 2017

Talking Snakes! LOOK! Talking Snakes!

Strange things happen all the time, but reality makes some people crazy. They are afraid of...

September 14, 2017

Probably Adam, But Waiting on the Evidence

Adam exists, probably. He surely exists as an image, an icon of our failures, and our need...

September 13, 2017

Finding the Living Cave: What I Learned from Odysseus

I have known men who were most at home in the woods. They know the...

September 12, 2017

Wisdom, Jesus is Here

Charity fatigue is evidently real: people are being asked to give to flood relief in...

September 11, 2017

Look for the Reformation Coming from Within: Avoiding Cultural Folly

Nations that face peril need revival from the bottom to the top, but must include the...

September 10, 2017

Are you bored of 9/11?

I watched the first tower come down and walked to school knowing the world was...

September 09, 2017

A Very Special Episode: “Blue Bloods” and Social Liberal Privilege

Blue Bloods is so rare one could think it a miracle. There is a Catholic religious...

September 08, 2017

How to Find Genuine Rest in Stormy Times

Floods. Hurricanes. Fires. If we are depending on externals, then these are stressful times.

September 07, 2017

How to Raise Christian Kids: Two Tips and One Error

Truth is precious and error is easy. If you love your children, you hope they...

September 06, 2017

Prayer Works and This Drives People Mad

During tropical storm Harvey, we prayed. Prayer works, but evidently, that statement of fact drives...

September 05, 2017

The Unexpected Pleasure of the Vinyl Record

I am sitting listening to Styx sing Come Sail Away on vinyl. This is not a great song. If...

September 04, 2017

In the Houston Flood, People at a Day of Reckoning

In the Houston flood, I saw people come to a day of reckoning and for...

September 03, 2017

Houston Flood: Prayer Keeps Working, Pity the Critics

I am tired. You get tired in a flood, because decisions keep coming, even if...

September 02, 2017

Houston Flood: Good to Be Human, but I Am Not the Star of the Film

We tend to valorize our life and magnify our importance. We try to make a story...

September 01, 2017

Miracles in the Houston Flood

There were miracles in the Houston flood. There was also a natural event where things...

August 2017

August 31, 2017

In a Flood: Time to Broaden the Vision and Love My Neighbor

And now the real work begins for a Christian.

August 30, 2017

What You Save in a Flood

There was a flood in Houston, they called the storm Harvey, and the water got...

August 29, 2017

Hurricane Harvey: Singing As the Water Rises

Hurricane Harvey has overwhelmed the system and so we are left in God's hands. This...

August 28, 2017

Prayers amid Hurricane Harvey

Prayer is the best action one can take in a storm.

August 27, 2017

Endless Worry or Blissful Ignorance: Living in the Storm

Up until now Harvey has been an invisible rabbit to me, but now it will...

August 26, 2017

If Nobody Ever Calls You Al, What You Might Do as a Second Rate Teacher

If you cannot be the best, if nobody is ever going to call you Al,...