Never do I feel more like a fish swimming upstream than when I drive. It’s not that I’m driving against the flow of traffic {though that is not outside the realm of possibility for me . . . I have stories}. It’s that I’m driving the speed limit. And no one else is. Now, before you … More why I drive the speed limit
The headlines of the past weeks and months leave me greatly unsettled. Thanks to a world which expresses itself outright and leaves nothing hidden, it is not hard to tell where the government stands on any given issue and where every individual, Christian and non-Christian alike, stands in response. Up to this point, I have … More a response to government
I don’t pretend to know what suffering is like. That’s what I’ll tell you on any given day. On any other given day, I might tell you that I have experienced a great deal of suffering and that it’s more than I can bear. One moment, I feel like I can’t go on, and the … More why bother
We’re talking about a spirit. And we’re asking whose it is. Join us. The spirit is life. Is the Holy Spirit life? Or are our spirits life? I’d say, either one. The spirit is life because of righteousness. Would we say the Holy Spirit is anything because of righteousness? Sure seems like strange wording anyway. … More a capital spirit
I suppose it’s one of those battles that will never die. Anytime a theological topic hits the headlines, you can be sure: It’s not the first time Christians have entered this verbal war. Nor will it be the last. “We are not under the law, but under grace.” “Yes, but we have to be careful … More ending the law-grace debate
Journey of the Word 