Imagine this: imagine your on a hundred foot yacht in New York harbor. You’re heading off across the Atlantic. Your destination: St. Ives Parish Church in Cornwall, England. On your out of the harbor, a little jet ski rams into you and your hundred foot yacht is bumped, pushing the bow of your ship 10 … Continue reading The Bump Effect
The Joy of my Family
The last two days have been full of very intersting conversations with the boys. Yesterday at dinner, Jacob announces he's got a big booger. Mom tells him to go blow his nose and he says, 'Na, I'll just pick it'. When he digs it out, I tell him to go put it in a kleenex … Continue reading The Joy of my Family
Jesus loves US(A)
Did I ever tell you about the time in church when we celebrated the fourth of July by projecting a huge picture of Jesus on the cross wrapped in an American Flag. It was awesome, kinda like this hat (please read the sarcasm).
Faith and Politics, pt. 2
As I mentioned in my previous post, I read two articles today about faith and politics. One from Beckwith was summarized above. The second, by John Piper is equally deserving of consideration. In his article, Taking the Swagger Out of Christian Cultural Influence, Piper walks the fine line between cultural imperialism (he doesn't call it … Continue reading Faith and Politics, pt. 2
Faith and Politics, pt. 1
I just read two great pieces on Christians and politics. One is by Francis Beckwith, once president of Evangelical Theological Society but a recent convert to Catholicism. He writes about Mitt Romney and the 'Creedal Mistake' as well as the 'Kennedy Mistake'. About the Creedal Mistake he writes, This mistake occurs when a Christian citizen … Continue reading Faith and Politics, pt. 1
God Entranced 