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Friday, July 28th, 2006Q: “So I return to my original question: What would happen to your life if you lived in close geographical community and relationship with other people; if you lived in submission to authority; if you practiced silence and simplicity and discipline; if you regularly read the Bible and prayed and meditated on what you read; [...]
Bling Theology
Thursday, July 27th, 2006via Mary J. Blige: “My God is a God who wants me to have things. He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block. I don’t know what kind of God y’all are serving, but the God I serve says, ‘Mary, you need to be the hottest thing [...]
On faith and politics
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006“My faith shapes my values, but applying those values to policymaking must be done with principles that are accessible to all people, religious or not. Even so, those who enter the public square are not required to leave their beliefs at the door.” – Sen. Barack Obama (USA Today Editorial). HT: Bobfree movie hilton parisboob [...]
I am a friend of God
Saturday, July 1st, 2006“Who am I that You are mindful of me That You hear me when I call Is it true that You are thinking of me How You love me it’s amazing…” – From I am a Friend of God, by Israel Houghton. Lyrics.porn big butts wetporn big womanbig porn leg womensquirting women big pornbigass stars [...]
“It was like going to bed single and waking up married”
Wednesday, June 21st, 2006So says Eric Metaxas of his conversion experience in this NY Daily News article about Socrates in the City, a lecture series that “provides a place where busy people in suits and sports jackets can discuss … ‘life, God and other small topics.’”
All things work together
Friday, June 16th, 2006Last December, the NFL family was rocked with the news that the Colts’ classy head coach Tony Dungy’s son James had committed suicide. (I blogged about it here and here.) In the months since then, Coach Dungy has coped with the tragedy with his usual grace and dignity. ESPN chronicles his story in a moving [...]
Would you listen to these men?
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006I’ve been accused by my Charismatic brethren of being too cerebral when it comes to “receiving” from the Holy Spirit. I counter that God says to love him with all your heart, soul, and MIND. Still, at times I wonder if in my quest to “come now and reason together” I don’t at times overcompensate. [...]
El Patriarca: Una Celebracion de Vida
Monday, June 12th, 2006How I spent last week: when not at the hospital, I was hunched over a brand new Macbook (that Uncle Dave and I went on a 4+ hour mission to purchase on Tuesday morning) learning iMovie to create a multimedia tribute for Abuelo. I had it 80% done when the brain scan results came in [...]
"Fathering" the fatherless
Monday, June 12th, 2006From “Caleb’s Promise”: Frame the issue so it’s personal. Allow God to turn your heart toward a real child. Ask God for eyes to see and ears to hear the need in your local context. Take the initiative to reach out to the specific child, and his/her family, in creative ways. Hold onto the relationship [...]
Happy Father’s Day, Matt and Dad and Fathers Everywhere
Monday, June 12th, 2006“Matt Stevens and Rick Del Rio are heroes, both for how they live their own lives and for how they raise/d their sons. But what about the 24 million children in the United States who live with absent fathers, or the 20 million living in single-parent homes? They are our neighbors, attend school with our [...]
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