Forgiveness is an ever-elusive Christian virtue. Especially among Christian circles. I’m confident you know that gregarious, bubbly happy Christian who jumps at the chance to forgive people thus trying to upend my syllogism. I am not that person.
Who is this mighty King of Kings,
Who has come in flesh like me and you?
Deliver, Sanctify, Redeem and Complete.
No one in this world is so kind and true.
Whenever I hear the phrase “Spiritual Discipline” I shudder. Even more so, I find myself revolted almost to the point of nausea, spiritually speaking – that is. Let me explain before you put your finger down your throat and say “gag me.” I find the term an oxymoron, as if we can just discipline ourselves…
Ever wonder how if God being holy is such an alien idea then why does he call us to be holy? Isn’t that a difficult prospect! God: Be holy as I am holy. Me: Yeah, only I don’t know what that is! Remember? Well, if that conversation is yours – as it is mine. Here…
When we say God is holy we struggle with what holy means. We define terms intensively and ostensively. Ostensively we point to examples of a thing to define it through these examples. For example, when talking to a child or someone who speaks a different language we can point to the color red as we…
I finished the last post by asking how does knowing specific reasons behind why God leads Christians down a path of suffering help us survive. This is not just an academic question. In many ways, a question like this helps give depth and understanding to the Christian life. For some, the answer results in turning…
Last week as we celebrated our anniversary one of the things Rachelle and I discussed was which Bible verse had become our motto in our first nine years of marriage. We wondered what tomorrow will bring for our next chapter in life, which verses would we turn to for strength, comfort, guidance, wisdom, instruction, disciplining, rebuking,…
“The Pentateuch somewhat resembles a Hollywood musical. Its story is both interrupted and developed by the songs (poems). Also like a musical, the songs (poems) are not randomly spliced into the story. The songs (poems) develop and carry the central theme of the story. They are the primary means for developing what the narratives are…
The new Nightmare on Elm Street came out yesterday. I’m not really afraid of Freddy or Jason or Pinhead. They just don’t scare me. Alright, Freddy a little but the others are bogus. What does scare me is the zombie who looks like a normal person walking down the street. You know the guy –…
I like history, I really do. Actually, it can’t be helped. Call it subliminal messages. It seems that even from my youngest days everyone around me seemed to connect me to history too. From the bully at school I’d hear “Your history kid!” “Um, no I’m Israel” Maybe that’s why I changed my name to…