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if // listen

Haiti. Can’t quit thinking about it. Can’t stop my mind from running about what will be next. Hope that this stays in front of people and that we don’t go back to normal. I think about things to joke about with people or things to say to people, but it seems more often than not [...]

The Disappearance of God // Dangerous Beliefs in the New Spiritual Openness

Here’s a quick review of Albert Mohler Jr.’s recent book “The Disappearance of God: Dangerous Beliefs in the New Spiritual Openness.” Mohler is the president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY and writes consistently challenging works on contemporary thought and its effects on the church. I always enjoy reading books where theology [...]

Eyes Wide Open // Jud Wilhite

One of the most difficult things to communicate to people is that they are loved by God and that He is desperately longing to be in relationship with His creation. This is most difficult because love, especially in our culture, has been cheapened so much by making it more about a physical relationship rather than [...]

Indeed… // indeed…

God is love indeed. And I’m pretty sure that I love this little video with all my heart. While at the same time not knowing what to do with it.

Nine Ways God Always Speaks // money back guaranteed

So this is the big blog week for “Nine Ways God Always Speaks.” It’s a good thing I decided to read this book last week since the deadline for the review was this week. I had actually lost track of what I was reading and when they were due with all that surrounded Easter, but [...]

Theological Discussions // a missed part

I asked a couple of friends the other night as we sat on their back deck enjoying the night air, “what’s your theology?” They didn’t readily know how to answer. I don’t think I would have either as I wasn’t exactly sure what I was asking to be honest. As I fleshed the question out, [...]

More Challenging Stuff // and a difficult question

While we’re on the topic of stuff that is slapping me around today (see last post), thought I would go ahead a post this thought that has been brewing in my head for the past three or four days. This comes from the “Missional Renaissance” book that I’ve been telling you about…sort of…because I think [...]