Colossians
March 31, 2009
Jesus is God. Serve Him only.
Index
When being stupid is smart
March 30, 2009
I could perhaps tell you a story of two star-crossed lovers. Their romance. Their joy. Their tragedy. Their pain. Their anguish. Their untimely deaths.
I could tell you this story, but it might be called incomplete, because these unhappy two are merely players on a greater stage. Perhaps the greater story is about two houses. Their [...]
March 29, 2009
Thank you, Lighthouse Family.
Thank you for your utterly meaningless lyrics which manage to sound vaguely emotional and touching.
Thank you for your mastery of positive word association, where you jam as many emotion-evoking words into a song as possible.
Thank you for ignoring poetry, coherence and message for the sake of a feel-good experience that leaves me [...]
March 27, 2009
I’m trying to work through some material on prayer that I’ve been reading for the past couple months. It’s dynamite stuff, and it’s something I desperately want to be able to communicate clearly. Consider this a faltering attempt to lay groundwork for my own understanding.
Dodging Snake oil
I like healthy skepticism. I do. I try to [...]
March 26, 2009
When the head of the church offers to personally baptize, the birth rate jumps 20%.
Things get ugly fast when religion starts to lead people away from acknowledgement of the truth. What is the truth here? What is more important, the hands which bestow the blessing or the God from which it comes? Are people seeking [...]
When I’m trying to accomplish something, and I’ve tried and failed using the the familiar, comfortable approach..
Obviously the problem is that I didn’t use enough of it!
One more time, with feeling…