A Week of Prayers in Preparation for Pentecost Today is celebrated as Ascension Sunday in many churches, when we remember that Jesus took his throne on the right hand of God the Father. He told his disciples that they should wait in Jerusalem after the ascension for the promised Holy Spirit. In Acts we readContinue reading “A Week of Prayers in Preparation for Pentecost”
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Saturday Brunch, June 1, 2019
Hello, friends, and welcome to the weekend. You know what we haven’t had for a while? BRUNCH! Let’s get right to it. Remember when the Salvator Mundi, the supposed lost work of Leonardo da Vinci, sold a couple years ago for a record $450 million? Well, the speculation now is that it was a tadContinue reading “Saturday Brunch, June 1, 2019”
A Day Off
Sorry, folks. The well has been dry for a couple of days here. Stayed tuned for the return of Saturday Brunch tomorrow. Enjoy your day. • Chaplain Mike
Is There Purpose in Biology? The Cost of Existence and the God of Love. By Denis Alexander, Chapter 6- Death, Pain, Suffering, and the God of Love
Is There Purpose in Biology?: The Cost of Existence and the God of Love. By Denis Alexander, Chapter 6- Death, Pain, Suffering, and the God of Love We are reviewing the book: Is There Purpose in Biology? The Cost of Existence and the God of Love. By Denis Alexander. Today is: Chapter 6- Death, Pain,Continue reading “Is There Purpose in Biology? The Cost of Existence and the God of Love. By Denis Alexander, Chapter 6- Death, Pain, Suffering, and the God of Love”
Another Look: Seasons and Paths of Formation
Another Look: Seasons and Paths of Formation Little children, I’m writing to you because your sins have been forgiven through Jesus’ name. Parents, I’m writing to you because you have known the one who has existed from the beginning. Young people, I’m writing to you because you have conquered the evil one. Little children, I write toContinue reading “Another Look: Seasons and Paths of Formation”
IM Recommended Listening: Kate Rusby
IM Recommended Listening Philosophers, Poets and Kings – by Kate Rusby • • • Kate Rusby, from Barnsley in Yorkshire, England, has been singing since she was a child. Born into a family of musicians, she took up the guitar, piano, and violin, and sang in local folk festivals, eventually becoming the lead vocalist inContinue reading “IM Recommended Listening: Kate Rusby”
Memorial Day with Michael Spencer
For Memorial Day 2019: The Glory of the Nations – How Common Grace Redeems Nationalism by Michael Spencer My friend Mark is a soldier. A Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He just returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan, where he, in his own words, was “proud to be a Marine atContinue reading “Memorial Day with Michael Spencer”
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
I know it’s Sunday and all. But it has been a long, hard, exhausting week, and I have been needing a laugh. It came from a place I have found to be a most trustworthy source for humor. Here’s the report from the Louisville Courier-Journal: The owner of the life-size replica of Noah’s Ark inContinue reading “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up”
A Better Kingdom Vision
A Bigger Kingdom Vision At The Gospel Coalition, Jeremy Treat has written an article called, “The Kingdom of God in 8 Words.” It begins like this: The number-one thing Jesus talked about is the kingdom of God. It’s everywhere in the Gospels and impossible to miss. But if the theme of the kingdom is soContinue reading “A Better Kingdom Vision”
Another Look: Outsider Lessons
Another Look: Outsider Lessons Back in 2014 I wrote a Wilderness Update post called, “Square Peg Syndrome,” which resonated with many people. I wrote this as a follow-up to that piece. I’ve updated it for today. Benjamin Corey, at his blog, Formerly Fundie, wrote a similar article called, “A Few Things I’ve Learned as a ChristianContinue reading “Another Look: Outsider Lessons”
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