The meanderings of a heart and mind searching for faith and truth in a lying world
Knowing God Study Guide Now Complete
After a long and arduous haul, my Knowing God Study Guide (Sections One, Two, and Three) is finally complete and available for use for a complete journey with J. I. Packer through his seminal book, Knowing God. The Section Three PDF was just posted to the Knowing God Study Center.
One more thing crossed off the [...]
On Islam and Christianity
Muhammad brought down from heaven and put into the Koran not religious doctrines only, but political maxims, criminal and civil laws, and scientific theories. The Gospels, on the other hand, deal only with the general relations between man and God and between man and man. Beyond that, they teach nothing and do not oblige people [...]
Rimdims #5: Evolution
One simple fact that separates Christian belief systems from evolution is the Fall and death, which makes Christianity an anathema to all the arguments that attempt to wrap some form of evolution around Christianity.
The Bible argues that the creation of man was the pinnacle of God’s creative effort. Before the creation of Adam and Eve [...]
Truth and Love
Without truth, love is license
Without love, truth is arrogance
With truth and love, the journey begins
Word of Faith?
I fought long and hard against the Word of Faith movement (Hagen, Copeland, Roberts, et al.) all through the late 70’s and 80’s. It embedded itself in our church through the people who came in during the healing revival and since the Rector was a relatively new Christian (despite seminary, or maybe because of it) [...]
What is Happening in Lakeland Florida?
Part traditional Pentecostal revival (which is how it started), part prayer and praise meeting, part over-the-top healing service, but controversial without a doubt, is the Lakeland Revival centered on Todd Bently.
There are those who argue it is a massive deception, such as the End Time Deception site. Others believe it is the beginning of a [...]
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
From fear of the wolf and the lion
The Good Shepherd frees.
Into pastures of joy and plenty
The Good Shepherd leads.
From wandering and the pain of loneliness
The Good Shepherd consoles.
Into everlasting love and joy
The Good Shepherd enrolls.
You call us friend
Though Creator God.
You call us brethren
Though Lord of All.
We bow,
We bend our knees,
We worship You:
The Good [...]
Fasting as the Preparation for Spiritual Warfare
Many people think of fasting as an exercise in healthy living or physical restoration. While those are true and indeed useful, I believe they are the side-effects, not the real purpose of biblical fasting.
There are two biblical examples I want to use to illustrate my point. The first is the fast of Jesus in the [...]
The Art of Fasting
When you mention the word fasting the first thing that usually comes to mind is absence of food, but fasting can literally be from anything, including by way of example:
Televisions
Movies
Video games
Reading
Blogging
Work
Entertainment in general
Telephone use
Talking
Seeing (giving your eyes a rest)
People
[enter what stimulates you here]
Jesus’ famous fast in the wilderness was from more than just food. He [...]
Reflections
On the way in from work this evening I got enamored with the reflections off the back of my daughter’s black Jetta. Here are the results for your enjoyment.
Jetta Tail light Reflections
Looking Along the Door Handle
Quarterpanel House Reflections
