Brothers Christopher & Peter

Posted in: church, Debate, opining, Theology- Apr 05, 2010 No Comments

This is the stuff of movies. Two brothers who differ on the question of God. I recently watched the Grand Valley State University Debate between these two men. They discussed the Iraq War, the existence of God, and other controversial topics. Contrary to what you might think, Christopher Hitchens is pro-Iraq war and his Christian [...]

Wright on Easter

Posted in: Books, celebration, church, worship- Apr 03, 2010 No Comments

This is a a two-page excerpt from Bishop Tom Wright’s book Surprised by Hope. I typed it out from the the chapter, Reshaping the Church for Mission (2): Living the Future. No comment needed from me. I just hope that this helps us renew our focus and perspective on celebrating Easter. Introduction: Celebrating Easter So how [...]

Christmas Needs More Than A Day…

Posted in: church, family, opining- Dec 23, 2009 No Comments

We celebrate our veterans for a day. We celebrate our nation’s independence for a day. Just about every governmental holiday is observed by a single day. As Christians, even if the government doesn’t see the significance, we need to make every effort to stretch Christmas and Easter to it’s full season of celebrating. Otherwise, some [...]

Focus on THE Family…

Posted in: church, family, worship- Dec 01, 2009 No Comments

Dr. James Dobson’s “Focus on the Family,” is right to want to bring focus to the family. The question I raise in this little blurb is, “Which Family?” Are we focusing on the Richey family or the Family of God—the Church. The Church family is getting the short end of the stick it seems when [...]

We should be ashamed…

Posted in: church, politics- Sep 08, 2009 2 Comments

of how we Christians get all up in arms over the policies and happenings of the current administration. We act as if the election of Barack Obama has sent this country into a tailspin that we’ll never recover from. We puff our chests up and forget those eight years of big government with George W. [...]