Monthly Archives: March 2011

It’s popular to decry the income disparities among the world’s nations. Indeed, it’s argued, the cause of poverty is a lack of money, and the wealth of the richest nations demonstrates that they got rich by taking from the poor. … Continue reading →

This idea of “story” is a big deal. The Bible tells a story, and if we don’t hear the story and understand its plot, the conflict, protagonist, antagonist, denouement, climax — the elements of story — we miss much of … Continue reading →

Fabulous story from The Sacred Sandwich (you should click the link for the full text of this brief, well-told story) – The White Flag Man was a fellow by the name of Peter “Petey” Hopkins who every morning at sunrise … Continue reading →

We’re all familiar with the story of Gideon, who twice laid out fleece as a means of confirming God’s will. It’s in Judges. Nowadays, many good Christians attempt to follow in Gideon’s footsteps, “laying out a fleece,” to determine God’s … Continue reading →

I’ve written entire series here regarding being a “missional” Christian or church, but it’s been a long time. So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised that many readers are unfamiliar with the term. A few even concluded that I … Continue reading →

I’ll be getting back to community and small groups and house churches — as promised — but can’t deal with those issues without first dealing with mission. You see, one of the biggest mistakes made by church leaders — and … Continue reading →

Jeremiah’s prophecy First, we return to the Psalms – (Psa 137:1-4 ESV) By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows there we hung up our lyres. 3 For there … Continue reading →

One of the major Old Testament themes is the exile of the Judea in Babylon. We learn about it in Sunday school class as an interesting historical fact, and we figure that the Exile ended with the rebuilding of the … Continue reading →

I’ll be traveling to Austin, Texas for the next few days to attend a tax and securities seminar (every bit as exciting as it sounds). I’ll either be very active on the blog (due to being bored) or not (not … Continue reading →

There are many interesting and important elements to chapter 1. Here are few more – Background There’s considerable scholarly debate about why 1 John was written. And there’s debate about what kind of literature it is. It doesn’t bear the … Continue reading →