Communion and Children
Jesus lives in our tummies! – Evan proclaims as he takes a sip of grape juice. We are currently in the midst of the most important celebration of the Christian faith: Easter Weekend. Yesterday was…
Augustine the Pastor
Over the last several weeks I have been relentlessly plugging away at a history paper on Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, who lived from 354-430 AD. One of the most frustrating, yet…
Daily Devotions: Mandatory or Optional?
The following is from a preaching assignment in one of my pastoral classes. How Important Are Daily Devotions? Proposed solutions that some people might give: – It’s not that important to have a devotional life,…
The Importance of Humility
This past weekend was the Prairie Bible Institute Student Leader Retreat. The topic was servant leadership. This is somewhat of a cliché topic for a leadership retreat, but we should never let the overuse of the term “servanthood” diminish it’s importance.
At the final session we were invited to share something that God has laid on our hearts. I decided to share something that has been on my heart for a couple weeks now. I will also share it here, and I hope that it will provide encouragement and warning to others as much as it has for me.
Nurture Your Soul
I decided to pick up William Law’s Serious Call to see if I could find a good quote to put the finishing touches on my last paper of the semester. I still haven’t found one I…
My Deepest Affections
In the last week I have had a deep longing to understand the word “affection,” particularly in the context of my relationship with Jesus Christ and other people. It started last weekend when I began to read Jonathan Edwards’ Religious Affections.
Speak, O Lord
If you haven’t done devotions yet today, I encourage you to read and reflect on these words. “Speak, O Lord” by Keith & Kristyn Getty Speak, O Lord as we come to you To receive…
Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl: Hedonistic Nihilism
Hedonistic Nihilism as defined in Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl: Hedonism – the belief that the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain is the only intrinsic good. A hedonist always tries to maximize pleasure…
Holidays
As you may (or may not) have noticed, I haven’t been writing any new posts lately. I’ve been enjoying some down time while visiting family and friends over the last week and a half. I…
OS X Lion Review: First Impressions
I’ve been using Mac OS X Lion for a few hours now and I wanted to post some first impressions before I get used to all the changes and forget about them.
My initial thought is that the user interface takes some getting used to. This is a major change from Snow Leopard, even though at first it doesn’t seem that different.
Called by God
We, as believers, have the privilege of being chosen by God. The theological term for this is election. But, what about those who are not believers? It doesn’t seem right that God would choose some and not others. This is something I struggle with.
Fortunately, it is not for us to worry about who is elected or not…
Should I Join Google+?
I’ve been using Google+ for about a week now. I was fortunate enough to get an invite almost right away, but it wasn’t as cool as I thought it would be. It was, and still is, actually kind of lonely. But hopefully that will change soon.
I’m sure there are some who are wondering what all the hype is about and if they should bother joining Google+…