How to read God’s Word Recently, I watched Mufasa with my kids. It’s fine, has some fun songs, and has some good leadership and family dynamics to talk through with kids. Two scenes stood out to me this time through it. Towards the middle of the movie, Mufasa meets Rafiki who is a crazy monkey …
Category Archives: Theology
Wondering What To Do With Your Life?
If you would prefer to watch something than read if, you can find the video version of this here. We are a decent ways away from Reformation Day, but in my Omni V class, we are in full swing with some reformers. I assigned a discussion questions for my students and their families to talk about …
How to Get Ahead by Looking Behind
A Christian’s Need for Review If you would prefer to watch this instead of reading it, here is a link to the video. Welcome back to another episode of The Doctor’s In. Today, I am drinking beer because if one is talking about Martin Luther, the only thing to do is drink beer. Now, I don’t have …
The Doctor is In
If you would prefer to see this post rather than read it, you can find the video for it here. Hello and welcome to the first episode of The Doctor’s In. This is something that has been brewing in me for a few years now, and it is now time to do something about it. I …
For This is the Will of God
I don’t really know why, but for as long as I can remember, I have always thought a lot about the will of God for my life. I’m guessing a reason for this is because I have always been a people-pleaser. If I respect you, I care deeply about what you think. So, I’ve spent …
How to Make an Impact
I was reading Matthew 9 the other day and had an interesting thought. In verses 1-8, Jesus tells the paralytic that his sins are forgiven. The scribes don’t like this and call it blaspheming. Jesus looked at them and told them that He said this so that they would believe that He had authority and …
Bible Reading Plan 2025
As another revolution around the sun, I see all the things I did not accomplish this last year. To me, this is fine. I make plans all the time that always take longer than I think they are going to take. I think this is something that is inherently human. Does this stop me from …
New Year, Same Deficiencies
My wife commented yesterday that she needs to buy a new calendar to hang on our wall because she likes to see life and our events a month at a time. The kids had no idea why. Why would it end yesterday with nothing for today. Our talking kids are 7, 5, and 3 so …
How to Understand the World…And Your Bible
Universals vs. Particulars As much as I like the idea of being one, I am not an art guy. I would like to think that it is mostly because I haven’t given myself enough time to really learn about it. I can appreciate it though. Fairly recently, like in the last year or two, I …
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Laws for Freedom’s Sake
Liberty For All The more time that I spend learning, the more that I am convinced that story is the best way to learn. There is something infectious about it. Stories get into the bones of a person that just won’t let go. The younger that a person can hear the right stories and be …