Yesterday I spent time thinking about the Connexion retreat and the discussions we will have about asking good questions, first of the text we're studying then of the group we are leading. I was reminded how asking the wrong questions of a text will lead to wrong conclusions, sometimes even bizarre conclusion.On of the big … Continue reading Asking the Right Questions of the Bible
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Family Worship Recap, week 5-6
I knew we would take two weeks to go through the story of Abraham - he is probably the second most important human being in the Bible. It was a really good two weeks on this story (we've been on the Patriarchs since Monday). We stuck to the Old Testament, covering Genesis 12-22 (I wish … Continue reading Family Worship Recap, week 5-6
lewis and pleasure
This post from John Piper on the Desiring God's blog ties in nicely with what I was meditating on last week preparing to preach on Moses' decision to leave the treasure of Egypt for a better treasure (Hebrews 11:23-38): One of the roots of Christian Hedonism as I have pondered it for the last forty … Continue reading lewis and pleasure
Some Reflection from ‘Shogun’
Today I finally finished Clavell's 'Shogun'. It took my 7 months! I really liked the book a lot and it reminded me of a two important theological points.First, I reminded me of the pervasiveness of sin and how it comes cloaked in different cultural clothes. It's easy to get romanticized version of different culture from … Continue reading Some Reflection from ‘Shogun’
Family Worship, Week 3/4
Well, life happened and between painting the boys room (which took a lot longer that we thought it would) and vacation, we've gotten ourselves really far behind in our plan. A few years ago, that would have discouraged me and I probably would have used it as a reason to abandon the exercise. I'm learning … Continue reading Family Worship, Week 3/4
God Entranced 