I know that when I began to think about the sovereignty of God in the terms that I described on Sunday night, I had to wrestle with a lot of questions (and I still do). I am somewhat afraid that I might have communicated that I had it figured out. I don't. I know that … Continue reading Why Pray? Why Evangelize?
The Inadequacy of Reason in the Search for God
Women just don't make sense, at least some of the time. For example, my wife Lynn gets angry with me (on a very rare occasion). That's not the part that doesn't make sense - I do plenty of things to make her angry. What doesn't make sense is when she won't tell me why she's … Continue reading The Inadequacy of Reason in the Search for God
God’s Omniscience and Prayer
The doctrine of God's omniscience touches so many practical aspects of our Christian lives. I'm not sure how many of these I will write on, but I really wanted to say something about God's omniscience and our prayer lives... Some might say that if God already knows what will happen, we don't need to bother … Continue reading God’s Omniscience and Prayer
Confessionso of a Chocaholic
Ok, so a week or so ago I mentioned that I'm a chocolate junkie. It's bad. Real bad. But a few nights ago I realized how it was affecting my family. My son's are now certified chocolate fiends as well. We had some people over and my wife made some chocolate peanut butter brownies. OH … Continue reading Confessionso of a Chocaholic
Why God Can’t Change (and other thoughts on God)
Last night Bob did an incredible job of conveying the nearly impossible to convey idea of God’s aseity – his eternal, unchanging independence. I believe these truths of God to be incredibly important and not talked about nearly enough. Why are they important? Well, first, if God isn’t eternal, how did he come to be? … Continue reading Why God Can’t Change (and other thoughts on God)
God Entranced 