gospel change in the Great Plains
Archive for February, 2009
Why not Calvinistic?
This photo shows a tulip field from Skagit Valley, north of Seattle where I grew up. Most people have never seen so many tulips in one place. Some of you may be aware of the TULIP configuration for the Calvinistic response to Arminian heresy. From that perspective this is actually a picture of biblical church, More >
Burning questions
Do you have a burning question on your mind? Do you ever wonder or doubt? Does life ever deal you a sucker punch and you can’t breathe for awhile? Do you wonder why family life is so tough? Why is it so hard to be happy in your job? Does God care about you and More >
Tofu Men
What little boy grows up wanting to be a pushover? “Dear God, please let me be a spineless wonder someday.” What young girl do you suppose daydreams about the time when she will marry an abuser who she can’t stand up to?
Most societies down through time have faced the challenge of leadership: people willing to More >
Christian bulldogs?
It occurs to me more and more that Bible-believing Christians in our culture seem to come with an edge. There is a bite, a dark side, a negative bent. The characterization of this idea might be the Fundamentalist with a capital “F” from the early 20th century pounding his pulpit against the evils of alcohol More >
Nerds for Jesus
Growing up I sometimes wondered if a person had to be “weird” to follow Jesus. The homeschooling subculture my family was part of could not have been accused of keeping up with any cultural norms of personal appearance. Tiffani laughs at my old family photos where we are on summer vacation with all matching t-shirts More >
