Category Archives: creation

Y is for YHWH, I Am that I Am

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Paradise Remembered

  Nostalgia has as its lightly buried foundation a longing for a place we have never been to, Eden.  Home is but an echo, a shadow of our first and final home. I understand that most were not blessed as … Continue reading

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Knowing the Enemy

There are, no matter what may be happening around the globe, at least three wars going on at the same time. There is, from the garden of Eden to the consummation of the Kingdom of God the battle between the … Continue reading

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Missing the (Decimal) Point

It’s a crazy real estate market out there. Prices have shot through the roof faster than, well, faster than the last real estate bubble we had. My neighbor across the way had 31 live viewers the first day it was … Continue reading

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Jesus Changes Almost Everything

I love Twitter. When I first heard about it I confess I was conflicted. The social commentator in me was appalled. My inner Neil Postman took the curmudgeon approach, bemoaning the dumbing down of our discourse to 140 characters. Has … Continue reading

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Be Careful Little Children What You Hear

There is a steep penalty to pay for our steeply declining level of discourse. As a culture we have grown radically more emotive and radically less thoughtful. We communicate in 280 characters, through memes, with the broad brushed strokes of … Continue reading

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Animism; Purpose Driven Wife, Walking Hard Places; Credible Profession

Today’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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The Science of Laughter and the Laughter of Science

I know they do this. In a world where a new crop of dissertations is needed every year and research grants can make or break a university I’m sure there have been extensive scientific studies into laughter. Without so much … Continue reading

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The Fifth Empire

As we, citizens of the American Empire, prepare to celebrate once again, if our overlords permit, our great heritage it would be wise if we, citizens of the kingdom of God consider a right view of history itself. I think … Continue reading

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Does God elect based on His knowing who would choose Him?

This seems to be the “go to” view of those trying to straddle the line between an Arminian perspective and a Reformed one. It is, however, firmly on the Arminian side of the divide. To its credit it at least … Continue reading

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