How you think changes everything
Since I began blogging, I’ve learned to get a “thick skin” because putting your ideas, opinions and convictions out there for anyone to see comes with a price—persecution. (Ouch. They didn’t tell me that as an undergrad.) But Jesus did tell us this, and He suffered persecution up close and personal. Jesus stood up against the cultural […]
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As I poured the sourdough bread starter into my Kitchenaid mixer tonight, I felt a need for simplicity. This is simple. There is dough, rye flour, water and salt in this bread. Knead it on low in the electric mixer for five minutes, and then pour it into a bread tin to let it rise overnight. […]
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How do we communicate to others about God “speaking” to us today? Some say that we should not jump to any conclusions by using other descriptive words when talking about how God speaks, and are comfortable staying with the description as it stands: “God spoke to me.” However, I do think it would be wise, given the current culture of […]
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Do you love your children? If you don’t have children, do you love your pet? Has your child, or pet, ever caused you grief? If so, why did you choose to have it? You knew this could cause you grief before you made the choice for it to come into your life; why in the […]
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Do We Need to Have All the Answers? I’ve been studying Christian doctrine and Biblical inerrancy, and I’ve yet to decide exactly where I stand on the issues. Am I a Calvinist? In some ways, yes. Do I think there is Middle Knowledge which is a concept of free will? It seems plausible. Does the Bible present […]
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