Science and the Bible – Lesson 8 By Michael McCann Last time we looked at the fossil record from a broad perspective view. The fossil record is a history of how life appeared on this earth. The overall view is that life, both animal and plant life, developed over a long period of time fromContinue reading “Mike the Geologist: Science and the Bible (Lesson 8)”
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Wednesdays with James: Lesson Three
Ordinary Time provides an opportunity for those who follow the liturgical year to take a different direction in their approach to the Scriptures. In Ordinary Time, we go week by week, examining how we might live the life we share together in Christ. Ordinary Time is therefore a good season for the Church to study books of the Bible, inContinue reading “Wednesdays with James: Lesson Three”
An Excerpt from “Walking Home Together”
A Good Walk Home When I was young, we walked. It seems to me now that we walked everywhere. We walked to and from school. We walked to our friends’ homes, and I distinctly remember walking to my grandparents’ house on the other side of town. We walked to fields of dreams where we choseContinue reading “An Excerpt from “Walking Home Together””
Mondays with Michael Spencer: June 6, 2016
Mondays with Michael Spencer: June 6, 2016 Today we continue a series of Monday posts with excerpts of Michael Spencer’s thoughts about the Bible and what it does and does not promise to do for us. • • • So why do we have four Gospels? To get the story right, and to get all theContinue reading “Mondays with Michael Spencer: June 6, 2016”
Pic & Poem of the Week: June 5, 2016
Pic & Poem of the Week June 5, 2016 For your pleasure and contemplation, I am posting an original photograph and a corresponding poem each week on Sundays. May these offerings help lead us to a deeper place of rest on the Lord’s Day. Click on the picture for a larger image. • • • As Kingfishers Catch Fire AsContinue reading “Pic & Poem of the Week: June 5, 2016”
Saturday Ramblings: June 4, 2016
All aboard! Hop on the Rambler tour bus and let’s go look at some sights from this past week. For all practical purposes, summer is upon us, and it’s time to hit the open highway with a group of friends to see what we can see. Let’s ramble! Rest in peace, Robertson McQuilkin. McQuilkin was the formerContinue reading “Saturday Ramblings: June 4, 2016”
If Only I Could See the Shore
“No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other country, be it ever so beautiful. There is no place like home.” ― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz * * * I was listening to an interview with someoneContinue reading “If Only I Could See the Shore”
Mike the Geologist: Science and the Bible (Lesson 7)
Science and the Bible – Lesson 7 By Michael McCann Frequent Imonk commenter and fellow geologist, Klasie Kraalogies, also contributed to today’s essay. As we turn now to examine evidence for biologic evolution we must settle the issue of the fossil record. If the geologic strata are a time-sequence record of the history of theContinue reading “Mike the Geologist: Science and the Bible (Lesson 7)”
Wednesdays with James: Lesson Two
Ordinary Time provides an opportunity for those who follow the liturgical year to take a different direction in their approach to the Scriptures. In Ordinary Time, we go week by week, examining how we might live the life we share together in Christ. Ordinary Time is therefore a good season for the Church to study books of the Bible, inContinue reading “Wednesdays with James: Lesson Two”
Another Look: Paul’s Disappointing Approach to the Christian Life
Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. Then people who are not Christians will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others. • 1Thessalonians 4:11-12 (NLT) • • • This may beContinue reading “Another Look: Paul’s Disappointing Approach to the Christian Life”
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