Spiritual Disciplines Several years back, it seemed as though many of my peers, my good friends at least, knew what the spiritual disciplines are and freely shared about experiences, or what they were learning, or freely encouraged one another toward these experiences. Recently I have realized that only my really really close friends talk about [...]
In one of His many “I am” statements, Jesus claimed “I am the resurrection!” Have you pondered all that this means to us who claim to be Christians? He is the source and giver of Life, and to be given life after death is part of what Jesus is promising here. He is also claiming [...]
Working at a University, not a year has gone by that a student has not followed the philosophy that anything natural is also inherently “good” and should not be questioned. If something feels natural, or appears to follow the course seen in “nature” then it is right and those feelings are justified as good. This [...]
Not only is this one of my favorite German words, it is one every Christian ought to have a clue about. Weltanschauung means “world view” and like it or not, you have one. You have a “world view” by which you judge reality, truth, beauty, fairness, right-vs-wrong, and what you find appealing or shameful or [...]
There are so many things in this world that American’s get excited about, choose to celebrate, or delight in. As humans this is normal-our hearts long to be part of something, and will worship what our hearts truly desire. We were created to worship, and though we ignore our Creator or shake our fist at [...]
During my years as a student I took a class on the book of Acts. The image of Stephen gazing at Christ, and indeed the use of the word “gaze” through the rest of Acts, has stayed with me since. Real immanent physical danger surrounded Stephen, and he was given the grace to gaze upon [...]
Many things changed after the Fall, and when frustrated we find ourselves mocking God, who is full of only All Goodness, “Why did you create such pests?!!” Well, He created gnats, but like all of earth…the Fall changed them. Their purpose is now skewed, and we cannot appreciate these tiny creatures. Their falleness causes them [...]