A Culture of Lives

While Christians confront the culture (and its views on ‘life’ issues) in various ways, there is one way that I think we can all agree on – supporting those who are pregnant and celebrating pregnancies.
My wife and I are expecting our first child on April 9, 2009 (my 29th birthday). We got our first ultrasound [...]

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Bowling Blind

I was inspired by this story (It’s a shorter one. Read it.): http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3389079&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1
Not because it is such a great feel-good article, and not because there’s anything otherworldly about the achievement.
Rather, it was inspiring to see someone with so little ability use what he had to accomplish something wonderful. By our society’s standards, a 78-year old [...]

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The Real Power Of Prayer

 
Prayer, as the common belief goes, is powerful. It can do things that man alone cannot do. Fasting, then, is high-octane prayer, as I have heard it termed on Christian radio.
But, prayer in both of those senses is seen as a means to an end. Usually the end is well meaning: a cured disease, a [...]

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Carpe Diem and The Christian Calling

The idea of “carpe diem!” (seize the day) is used mainly with non-religious implications. If life gives you lemons, they say, make lemonade. (Try not to inquire about what to do if life gives you AIDS or unjust imprisonment or fill in the blank…)
But the idea is simple enough and can be redeemed by the Christian: [...]

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Only 275 More Days Until Christmas!

While counting down to Christmas is a favorite past-time of young consumerists everywhere, there’s another countdown going on behind the scenes – There are 275 days until many Americans will go back into a church to listen (or sit through) a gospel presentation. Easter was yesterday, and these Americans heard something in a church – [...]

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Changing Vows

 As a follow-up to my last post on love, I found an interesting article. This has got to be one of the clearest “sign-of-the-times” articles in a long time: click right here.The traditional wessing vow line “til death do us part” is being replaced all the more frequently by less committal promises like “as long [...]

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Christian Love Should Stand Out

Allow me to offer a suggestion.
Here are the current Top 10 songs in the country:
Carefully look up the lyrics to these songs, and tell me why the Christian community cannot offer something better? Something rational? Something beautiful?
Because the Top 10 songs include 8 or 9 love songs (they will change each week, but the [...]

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Fridays Are For…

 The Wikipedia entry on “Friday” tells us that the day’s name is somehow related to “love, peace, and relaxation, as well as with emotional intensity and quashed dreams.”
May Friday be everything you hoped it would be. But, don’t let Friday be the best day of the week – the world teaches us that working is [...]

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Chessboard Theology

 
I play chess. 
I love it.
I play online and occasionally OTB (Over-the-board).
Every once in a while, I like to compare the Christian life to a game of chess. I play a very offensive style of chess – that is, I prefer to go on the attack as opposed to the defensive. Often, especially in this style [...]

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Christian Amnesia

 There’s a new game show out there called Amnesia.

I just happened to cross its’ path Friday night. The premise is simple: A contestant is asked random trivia from their life – What was the name of your first baseball team? What is the speed limit on your road? etc…
I was under-wowed. That’s what we should [...]

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