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December 2021

December 21, 2021

Merry Christmas!! 2021 in review

As we approach Christmas and review 2021, it really doesn't look like many people were...

December 18, 2021

Christmas memes and things

Merry Christmas!! I already posted this week, so I would just like to spread a...

December 13, 2021

inviting family into solace and solitude

My family has now become part of, or has entered, one of my deep places...

December 08, 2021

Ecclesiastes, pt. 14 | one is to invest and work, trusting God for increase

There are consequences to our decisions, one way or another. Koheleth offers wise counsel, and...

December 05, 2021

on suffering | AJ Mitchell, Jenn Johnson, & Brian Williams

How do people in the arts speak to suffering? This is a topic found in...

December 02, 2021

Ecclesiastes, pt. 13 | decisions of wise men and fools

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, But a fool’s heart at his left. Eccl...

November 2021

November 29, 2021

just for fun | Family Thanksgiving Vacay!

Five out of six of our extended family households were able to gather this year...

November 22, 2021

Ecclesiastes, pt. 12 | the futility of chasing wealth

“Increased wealth will only produce increased people to consume it. The owner of the wealth...

November 16, 2021

Crazy Theophanies | 3 examples in the Hebrew Bible

About the title Crazy Theophanies... I truly mean no disrespect. This is a very interesting...

November 15, 2021

the performance of Joel’s article on divorce

Last week, I strayed from my series on Ecclesiastes to share a topic we do...

November 10, 2021

Guest Post | Joel Triska on divorce

Joel Triska shares some of the story on his divorce, a highly trained seminarian and...

November 07, 2021

Cory and intentionality in reconciliation

You’ll notice African Americans, Caucasians, and Latinos worshiping with Cory on stage together. I may...

November 03, 2021

on community | the Preacher of Ecclesiastes

The authentic community of the visible church, in all the beauty and forms she displays,...

October 2021

October 31, 2021

happy hell-oween 2021

The term hell is actually a transliteration of the term gahenna. The term is often used...

October 26, 2021

Demons at the Lord’s Table?

Demonology is never debated in the Early Church. They just know there are evil forces,...

October 26, 2021

Halloween in Salem?

I'm at the Salem Red Sox stadium... here in Salem, VA. I just realized that...

October 23, 2021

stand before the king

The spoken word of the king carries great authority, in the same way the written...

October 19, 2021

on the responsibility to talk about hell

I know strong Christians who had adult conversions because they came face to face with...

October 14, 2021

Columbus Day Weekend Healthy Chef

In essence, I'm my own chef right now. I'm on a pretty strict diet this...

October 12, 2021

The Preacher weighs in on the gift of work

The Preacher (Koheleth or Qoheleth) weighs in on the gift of work. The Bible has...

October 07, 2021

more on abuse | R. Kelly, Thema Bryant-Davis, Sarah Reeves, & Job

Don't act like you have it figured out better than Job. He is like your...

October 05, 2021

Koheleth draws our eyes to abuses of power

Koheleth draws our eyes to abuses of power. The oppressed often have no one to...

October 02, 2021

the university guides us through Dante’s “Divine Comedy”

A presentation of Baylor University Honors College, Torrey Honors College at Biola University, Templeton Honors...

September 2021

September 28, 2021

one of the “words” in my life had to do with…

One of the words in my life had to do with speaking before 1,000's. This...

September 23, 2021

journal entry | life at 40

Not every journal entry explores the nature of the prophetic as this one does. Some...

September 20, 2021

God’s hands hold all life

Koheleth seems to be an elder, reflecting on what is truly meaningful in this life. Life...

September 16, 2021

Snyder, Lenarduzzi, & Dante

Snyder, Lenarduzzi, & Dante: this article is really a mini-read with some of my favorite...

September 11, 2021

“the good life” & its attraction

The greatest good, the highest good, is for them, "to be happy and enjoy themselves...

September 07, 2021

music, baseball, & Dante

What does music, baseball, and Dante all have in common? From time to time, I...

September 03, 2021

will of God vs. “what God has done”

...moreover he has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they...