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 …
Category Archives: Theology
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 …
How Do You Know a Good Story When You See One?
The Dispensational Storyline I heard it first credited to C.S. Lewis that “Story always win.” I’ve read in plenty of business books that stories sell. If you are one that enjoys the court room drama like me, then it is not always the one who has all of the facts that win the case, but …
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A Defense of Pure Theology
As a follow up from my previous post, there is a reality that what you believe is vital to how you live your life. What you do really does depend upon your doctrine. To push this all the way to the corners of your life, it is best to start with some definitions. Doctrine is …
A Defense of Practical Theology
A notion that I have learned from my youth is “Doing depends on Doctrine.” This is something that will never easily leave me. It has been a pillar in my mind as to why one should focus on the minute details of theology. What we believe does work itself out through our actions. Doctrine is …
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Today is the day that the United States, and other countries around, collectively spend the day giving thanks for what they have. Traditionally, this time of thanksgiving was the norm around harvest times in cultures that were religious. There is something magically about the growing and gathering of crops that less civilized men knew and …
A Modern View of Reality
Since man has started to write down thoughts for how the world works, there has been a division among thought systems on the source of truth. Each side has been clarified over the years and there have been additions and tangents off of each main branch, yet the division has been the same. There has …