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 …
Category Archives: Worldview
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 …
Generational Habits for Dangerous People
In the beginning, God spoke the world into existence through the Logos. I enjoy imagining it like Lewis did in The Magician’s Nephew and having Aslan sing Narnia into being. The world was not singular. It was dynamic and growing. It was expansive. It was way bigger than Adam could ever fathom. This did not stop God …
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 …
The Prophecy and Warning of Captain Ahab
When I read a fiction book, I either want to enjoy the writing style of the author, be interested by the story being told, or I want to get encouragement to go out and do something more with my life. I like to learn and escape into another world for a bit as long it …
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 …
No Matter Your Path, We All Have One Center
The Center of It All It is strange that the summer is heating up and winding down all of a sudden. School is upon us. Those of us who teach are looking forward to the new year with new students and subjects. I have yet to learn exactly what I will be teaching this year, …
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