I readily confess to a play on words borrowed from the Apostle Paul in Acts 17 verse 23. While Paul was in Athens he passed the Athenian temple dedicated to the “Unknown God�. When he made his famous address to the listeners at the Areopagus he mentioned seeing an alter with the inscription “T...

Saw Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds quoting Francis Schaeffer's No Little People this week: Chapter 4 of Francis Schaeffer's No Little People is entitled "The Lord's Work in the Lord's Way." The thesis is that "The Lord's work in the Lord's way is the Lord's work in the power of the Holy Spirit ...

We've had a hard weekend. Andrea posted a little of that today, so I will refer you to her blog for the details. We cling to God and rest in His grace at times like this. Please join us in prayer. Also, my brother Nate and his wife Lissa are visiting from Oregon this week. I'm going to be using my l...

Last week, I wrote on this blog about a conversation with "tech support," a person whom I talked with on Monday evening.  (The post is entitled: "I Prayed For You.") She asked me to pray for her.  After posting this story, many of you indicated your willingness to pray ...

Slate has a couple of articles that believers in the virgin birth of Christ should find interesting.  Brave Old World is one about parthenogenesis, or the apparently "virgin" conception and birth of a whole slew of animals, fish, and other forms of life.  The other is Can a Virgi...

After a number of years with the Christian church, a decision to leave resulted in a deeper journey to self-discovery and spirit. Initially, this journey wanted nothing further to do with Christianity due to perceived shortcomings within the institution of religion. It is a belief that going deeper ...

Holy crap can you say long time! damn its been awhile...     well my life is so crazy and stressed out that i have been going nuts...seriously.  So my brother (who is 18) got engaged and i know i should be happy for him, but i think he is making a really big mistake I mean this i...