Why the Gospel?

I was cleaning out my email box and found this email  question from a college student and long time friend about the  gospel. I thought I’d share this with you, maybe it will be useful! My friend asked the following questions: 1) Why do we need to share the gospel? 2)What are ways that Christians can [...]

Read Full Post »

“Whatever Works” for Woody Allen

I was driving home from work this evening listening to Fresh Air on NPR. The interview was with Woody Allen on his 40th film, Whatever Works. Woody Allen, as bawdy as he can be,  has a way with words, and there is definitely some understanding into life that quirkily makes its way to the surface when he speaks. [...]

Read Full Post »

tradition

Jesus said: “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition…” (Mark 7:9) This is something my wife and I have been talking about alot lately. As Christians — from mostly protestant, white, non-denominational backgrounds — we have some traditions. Although they may not be as formal as  [...]

Read Full Post »

Rise Up: History, Revival and The Word

My latest book I’m reading is A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada by Mark Noll. This was incidentally, the textbook from the class that my wife and I met in almost nine years ago. I love history. It’s fascinating to me. My wife thinks I’m weird. Call me weird, but not [...]

Read Full Post »

a jumbled heart

And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd.. Mark 6:34 Jesus saw a whole bunch of people. He didn’t get annoyed that they were in the way. He didn’t say “ah ha — now is my chance to [...]

Read Full Post »

give me that old time religion

Garrison Keilor once said, speaking of childhood — “I think of it as the olden days, the good old days when life was simple — but it’s just not true.” I think as Christians, we have this same illusion about the glorious past. We think if we could turn the clock back to 1950, everything [...]

Read Full Post »