The Outsized Influence of Loud Mouths
I saw an interesting tweet this morning in response to a “Christian” conference advertisement. The conference was being held by a group that, unfortunately, has received a bit of press… Read more »
Category: Christianity
The Spiritual Exchange
I’ve found Richard Powers’s The Overstory quite refreshing so far. Up to this point, it’s been short stories about people, but looking at the table of contents, I see that… Read more »
Saturday Ride: Fun Fifty-One
Another great Saturday ride in the books. This time, pretty chilly to start — under freezing (-3 C, 30 F) — but I was well-dressed for it, and got to… Read more »
Old White Men
Let me start with my typical “this might come off wrong” disclaimer. I know (and know of) a lot of wonderful, godly men, and it may seem I’m accusing them… Read more »
Ready or Not
I have a friend who posted a meme on his Facebook page in response to Israel and Hamas, the text of which went like this: “Am I the only one… Read more »
It’ll never get old…
Yesterday, I rode my bicycle through a place I call “Magic Valley.” I love the area, and can imagine the peacefulness I could experience just spending some time there –… Read more »
Getting Easier as I Go
If you’ve read some of my stuff before, you might have seen a few pieces on Christianity and the Bible. Out of over a thousand posts, this will be the… Read more »
Ready to Offend
14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to… Read more »
No Picnic
One thing health and wealth preachers don’t have going for them — the empirical evidence for smooth sailing in rich waters is sorely lacking. Even those charlatans who “name it… Read more »
Holding Tightly to the Wrong Things
I’m back from some travels that took me to do some work, see some old friends, meet new ones, and, most preciously, see the little boy in Texas who melts… Read more »