Some folks may recognize the play on Scripture I’m making, but sometimes we have to reflect on God’s love being shed abroad in our life. This morning, I was especially reflecting on the similarities between the glory of God and a waterfall. God’s glory is raw and majestic, full of power, and wonderful to behold….
Category: theology
what are you looking at? a short reflection on acts 7:56
The speech by Stephen is an awesome moment in the history of the apostles. We know that Stephen must have been a man of both singular intellect and indwelling of the Holy Spirit from the words written by Luke. What I find most important though is Stephen’s response to the indignation of the religious leaders…
When you want wine, just draw the water
Reading the Bible, we are sometimes separated from the often truly ridiculous things Jesus did and asked of His disciples. Often, to show reverence, we more politely call his methods “unorthodox” or out-of-the-box, but most of the time “ridiculous” is the correct word. Maybe the religious among us would like to say that Jesus only…
can you ensure maximum returns on the investment of your soul?
Look at the following passage: And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the…
hints of the psychology of human judgment in Pauline theology
My wife and I have started attending a small church named Grace International Church here in Baltimore. We are pleased with the opportunity to transition from a much larger fellowship to a smaller community of believers with whom we might share more responsibility now that we know we will be in the area a bit…
#66: God brought you through the struggle… Now what?
Last night, I was asked to share my testimony with the Navigators fellowship at Bowie State University. I shared, but departed greatly from my prepared comments, so I’m writing an abridged version of my thoughts here. A few points of background to start: 1.) The Navigators is a Christian organization emphasizing one to one discipleship….
#31
I’ve been reading Leslie Newbigin’s “The Gospel in a Pluralist Society” and he’s got me thinking about some of the fabulous ideas he presented. I think one of the most riveting ideas he presents is the myth of a secular society. To make things short, Newbigin argues that we as Christians cannot assent to the…
#26: stop the madness!
I was reading in my Sage RSS reader and noticed an article in Grist’s Muckracker pages about senate races environmentalists should pay attention to. You can find it here. Reading through this led me to a point of contention I’ve had with our leaders, but especially with the advent of the Bush administration. Today, I…
i’m seeking, but it’s so hard to see you
as you probably may know by now, i am a Christian. naturally, that means i go to church as well. often. so, you are probably not surprised to hear that i often hear the expression “seek the face of God.” more often than not, it comes in the form of a command, say, “you must…
#16… self-examination
I am in New York for the Labor Day weekend visiting my girlfriend. I wasn’t supposed to come up this weekend, but I will not go into detail about how I decided to come. She and her mom went on a medical/evangelistic missions trip to the Dominican Republic with their church, Bethel Gospel Assembly in…