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December 2009

December 29, 2009

Us With God: Part One

I have written a lot about the benefits of Christianity, but if Christianity is just...

December 28, 2009

God WIth Us: Part Four

(Note to readers: the posts that will go up this week come from a series...

December 27, 2009

Ruling with Love (Joy to the World Part Four)

One quick note:I'll be out of town for the next week, so I've scheduled some...

December 25, 2009

Blessings Flow (Joy to the World Part Three)

No more let sins and sorrows grow,Nor thorns infest the ground;He comes to make His...

December 24, 2009

Creation Sings (Joy to the World Part Two)

Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!Let men their songs employ;While fields and floods, rocks,...

December 22, 2009

Waiting for God (or Joy to the World Part One)

Joy to the World , the Lord is come!Let earth receive her King;Let every heart...

December 20, 2009

Mary’s Shame, Mary’s Glory

It's a little late in the game, but I've been meaning to recommend a book:...

December 18, 2009

Darwin and/or Jesus?

Two quotations worth pondering, the first from one of the most influential thinkers of the...

December 17, 2009

Obama and Christian Realism

New Post on the Park Forum: "Obama's Take on Good and Evil"

December 17, 2009

What Makes Us Human?

(I'm in the midst of writing final papers for the two classes I've taken this...

December 16, 2009

Ethics and Immigration

New Post on the Park Forum: Ethics and Immigration.Incidentally, I recommend reading the NYT article...

December 15, 2009

Civil Rights and the Best Preschool

As we walked away from Penny's annual IEP (Individualized Education Plan) meeting yesterday, I said...

December 14, 2009

Seeing Your Family During the Holidays: Is it Worth it?

We drove to Maryland and back yesterday for our fourth annual Danish Christmas celebration (Peter's...

December 11, 2009

The Best Story Part Two

A Catholic friend of mine texted me earlier in the week to remind me it...

December 10, 2009

Abortion and Understanding

New Post on The Park Forum: "The Moral Mess of Abortion"

December 09, 2009

The Best Story

I had the chance to speak with two high school creative writing classes yesterday. I...

December 08, 2009

God With Us: Part Three

Matthew 1:23, quoting from the prophet Isaiah: “The virgin will be with child and will...

December 07, 2009

God With Us: Part Two

In case you're just tuning in, this post is part of a series based on...

December 05, 2009

Self-Sacrifice and Joy, Amended

Two follow up thoughts on the previous post.One, driving up I-95 with two screaming children...

December 04, 2009

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

New post on the Park Forum: Mammograms and Mortality

December 03, 2009

Joy

I've been thinking recently of the idea that Christians are called to self-sacrificial love, to...

December 02, 2009

Is TV any Good?

New post on the Park Forum: Pop Culture and Jesus

December 02, 2009

The Problems, The Blessings, of Bodies

I had the opportunity to read from Penelope Ayers with a wonderful group of women...

December 01, 2009

God With Us: Part One

Two years ago, we had a group of seniors over for dinner to talk about...

November 2009

November 29, 2009

Life Without God: Part Two

Whether or not you believe that these were two literal human beings in a Garden...

November 26, 2009

Happy and Special

Since "Life without God" isn't exactly good fodder for Thanksgiving Day, I'll come back to...

November 25, 2009

Life Without God: Part One

If God is good, and God's creation is good, then why is the world the...

November 24, 2009

Knowing Good and Evil

New Post on the Park Forum: Back to the Garden of Eden.

November 23, 2009

“What matters is if God believes in us…” (Life With God, Part Two)

My theme for my talks last weekend was "Life with God." And yet before I...

November 21, 2009

Life with God

I'm speaking at a conference this weekend for a group of about 160 people, mostly...

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