Today marks my fifth wedding anniversary. I can honestly say I am more in love with my wife today than I was five years ago. Here are some reflections on marriage five years later. In another five years, I may look back on this list and realize how naïve I was. I hope not though. [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Sometimes I’ll come across a link that I just have to share. This one is a blog from someone who actually “gets it” more than most Christians do. (And he isn’t one.) It appears some religious folks were having a cookout and then Jesus showed up, but he showed up more in the blogger’s actions [...]
Did Jesus, who had a hand in the creation of man, command us to do something anatomically impossible? We are told in the Sermon on the Mount that if someone strikes us on the cheek, that we need to turn the other cheek and get ready to be hit again. What happens when I run [...]
I joined a Facebook group today. I don’t know why I did it– I think they’re dumb, but on occasion one will catch my eye. This one was named “Being A Christian Does Not Mean You Have To Be Cheesy.” Great title. It basically mocks the subculture Christians have created for themselves. We have our [...]
Is it just me, or does modern Christianity seem obsessed with spiritual gifts? Churches hold classes and seminars on discovering your spiritual gifts, we have tests we can take to tell if we’re a leader, a teacher or if we have the gift of hospitality. Books are written on them, sermons are preached, and sometimes [...]
I spend most of my day editing in some form or another. By the time I get home in the evening, I’ve had enough of words, so it takes something special to pique my interest enough to actually read a book. Right now, I’m reading two books. It’s taking me a while to get through [...]
In the last three months I have become terrified of God. It all started with a trip to the emergency room. I was functioning relatively normally one evening when all of a sudden the chest pains started up and then my lungs hurt when I tried to breathe. It felt an awful lot like a [...]