Posts about letting God’s word renew our minds and shape our understanding of the world.
I have been out on vacation for the past couple of weeks and in that time chaos broke out around the country. I am not suggesting that I was somehow holding things together, but it seems like quirky timing. So while I have been gone I had plenty of chances to read, pray, and contemplate…
There was a ? when I never used emojis. Then my oldest son saved up enough ? to get his own ☎️ And soon I was trying to figure out the meaning of all the little pictures. I have now worked on a personal level to improve my use of emojis for the sake of…
Wouldn’t it be great to get a text from God letting you know he wants you to hang in there? I have lived in many places and I have worked a lot of different jobs. Some of my work and some of those places have felt like callings, others seemed to be a bridge, and…
Hey remember, when social media was fun!? I remember back when I used to post inane things about my food and fun little things going on in my daily life. It was kinda fun, and I assumed that there were only a few people who really cared and anybody who thought I over-posted could just…
I do not know why I have a Master’s Degree in Muslim Studies. Let me be clear. It wasn’t an accident, like I woke up one morning with a headache and a fuzzy recollection of taking a bunch of classes in Muslim Theology. What I mean is that I haven’t figured out God’s plan for…
I am increasingly disgusted with my society . . . And myself. If social media has done anything to us, it has made us into professional pundits and quick-draw responders. From the obviously poor parenting of zoo-goers, to the clearly poor judgment of zoo owners, to the (more close to home) poor use of the…
I encountered the following while reading my Bible this morning. I have read through the Bible in a year using many various programs, but this year I am reading through the ESV from Genesis to Revelation in about 3-4 chapters per day. Having read this before, it must not have struck me in the same…
My Facebook page is blown up with politics. And so I can only assume that everyone wants to know what everybody else thinks. So I thought I would share it here to avoid having everyone ask me what I think one on one. Consider this blog a preemptive discussion to serve all of those…