Walk the Aisle, written 4 weeks ago, I'm sorry that I have not been able to devote any time to posting recently. I'm much too over-committed. An brief article may be of interest to you. It addresses an issue on which I researched and wrote an extensive paper for a pastoral ministries course that I ...

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The SAT's - A Fair Fight?, written 1 month ago, Teaching Teens: The SAT's - A Fair Fight? College is the aspiration of thousands of young adults everywhere. In today's modern society, you cannot typically excel in life without it. To some degree, students want to see themselves in a better place...

10 Ways to make Your WordPress Blog Faster, written 3 days ago, Image via CrunchBase Vladimir Prelovac has posted a guide with 10 useful tips and tutorials on how to speed up your WordPress site. Here is a summary of the tips: 1. Check the Connection 2. Check your (Vista) System 3. Check the Plug...

Bible Memory Verse of the Week - Philippians 4:13, written 2 days ago, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 NKJV) Questions and Answers for Thought and Reflection What is the writer saying? Paul knew what it meant to go through hard times as he was harass...

Books, Blogs, and Blogging for Books, written 3 days ago, The votes are in from my recent poll regarding books and blogs.  Out of 30 votes, 9 read blogs more than books, 9 read books more than blogs, and 5 were a toss up.  6 people claimed to read more because of blogging, and I think I’d find m...

A sermon on preparing to die Martin Luther wrote some..., written 1 week ago, A sermon on preparing to die Martin Luther wrote some very practical material. This might be a good one to read while listening to Henry Paulson and other government officials try to explain all the bailouts that will ruin...

Is anger a sin?, written 4 days ago, Is anger a sin? The standard Christian answer is that there are two types of anger: “good” anger, which is used for positive purposes, and “bad” anger, which is sinful. But in his latest Nehemiah Notes article, Blaine Smith argues that this isn’t necess...

"Identity Swapping"?, written 4 days ago, Regarding Denise Glenn’s teaching about “putting on” our partner’s identity in marriage (aka: “identity swapping”) in this edition of Wisdom for Mothers, author, speaker and apologist Dale Fincher observes: “This line (see italicize...

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'least of these': thoughts for a sermon on Matt 25, written 3 days ago, The lectionary assigns the end of Matthew 25 for this Sunday. I’m still waiting for a sermon to happen in my head. Nothing yet. But here are some quotes that stay with me from my preparation: Stanley Hauerwas, Matthew (2006)...

Day Is Dying in the West, written 2 weeks ago, Day is dying in the west; Heaven is touching earth with rest; Wait and worship while the night Sets the evening lamps alight Through all the sky. Refrain Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts! Heaven and earth are full of Thee! Heaven and earth are praisi...

The Un-Bradley Effect, written 2 weeks ago, Please Vote Today! - Brian McLaren. I've never voted for a Democrat in all my life, but I'm voting for Obama. If the people at my Evangelical church knew, they would ostracize me and never treat me the same. So...

Musings on the Bible, faith and life from a conservative, philisophical, Christian viewpoint.

Dedicated to spreading the good news of new creation in Jesus Christ. Part of this agenda is exploring how the ideas of liberty and freedom are integrally tied to this concept, and of tearing down faith that people have in the false gods of government.

God's Comfort and Grace, written 2 weeks ago, This is Easter. I was born on a Easter Sunday. Although I studied in Catholic School a good part of my life, like many I never had a real relationship with the Lord. It was only after coming here to Vancouver, B.C. that I came to know Him and other Chris...

Build a Better Dating(?) Book, written 5 days ago, On September 15th, 2005, I told the Mere-O audience that I was setting out to write a book on dating.  The publishing leads were all lined up, my thoughts were all ready to go, and my level of enthusiasm was through the roof. So much has happened i...

If Starbucks Marketed Like the Church, written 2 days ago, I’ve seen this a few places around the web in recent weeks, and never got around to watching it. I did today, and ouch!!! They nail us. It’s worth your time to check out. Thoughts?

Advent Conspiracy, written 4 days ago, Please visit my friend Jeromy’s latest blog post about Christmas. Our Little Conspiracy    Tagged: Advent, Christmas, Church, Clean Water, Jesus Christ   

Spiritual Whores, written 2 days ago, I’ve been reading Hosea in an Accountabilibuddy group and it has struck me just how much of a whore I am, and we can all be. There is so much imagery in the bible about Jesus as our bridegroom and the church as His bride. I think this extends to us individuall...