Abstraction is a wonderful thing, in the African sense of the word wonderful – something to wonder at. What makes us derive general principles for things and build worlds of forms that don’t exist? How does this serve us? When … Continue reading
I will winnow them with a winnowing fork at the city gates of the land. I will bring bereavement and destruction on my people, for they have not changed their ways. — Jeremiah 15:7 (NIV) His winnowing fork is in … Continue reading
In this series of posts, I’m reflecting on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. They form a remarkably practical, powerful presentation of the Christian Gospel which is gloriously free from Church language and culture. They are simple to understand, difficult … Continue reading
Today is a holiday for me; I am sitting and thinking about Windows Product Activation while crunching on dry spaghetti and listening to The Clovers croon, “One Mint Julep was the cause of it all.” It’s a funny old life; … Continue reading
Today I checked my e-mail and this was in my inbox. I guess I received it by accident. The sender was pulling the good ol’ Send It To Yourself and BCC Everyone trick so I don’t know who it was … Continue reading
I think this comic illustrates it very nicely. When it comes right down to it, who wants to believe in an emasculated, abstract God who is either powerless or unwilling to make the world (reality) better? If such a God … Continue reading
In short, our baby boom drop-outs did not leave the Presbyterian church in search of salvation or enlightenment; they left because religion itself had become low on their list of personal priorities. They pray occasionally, they hold Jesus in high … Continue reading
heart of mighty oak will not bend or break or tear you can’t keep me down Why are oak trees mighty? Is it because we can place them under load and test their ability to withstand tensile and compressive pressures? … Continue reading
So often, we find ourselves talking about the Church… But not talking about Jesus. Witness(and read, it’s excellent) this article in the New Yorker (examining the Papal visit to Britain). Conventional wisdom holds that such respect is increasingly misplaced, and that … Continue reading
It’s sad. They didn’t take their daughter to the doctor, let her die… because they thought it would be unfaithful to God. The judge told the Neumanns this would give them time to “think about Kara and what God wants … Continue reading