Science is amazing, but it has a hard time sticking to its own domain. Scientists make patronizing statements like, “Science is about facts – religion is about emotion, so the two have nothing to do with each other. Therefore if you want to believe that a God created the universe, you can go ahead andContinue reading “The Limits of Science”
Category Archives: GOD STUFF
The Prayer of Faith
God, I want to pray but I can’t. Sometimes you are our only hope, and it seems like you’re really not much. You let that little girl in California get murdered the other day. Right now, in every corner of the earth, someone is grieving over a child who is about to die, crying out toContinue reading “The Prayer of Faith”
Prayer of Tecumseh. And me.
[featured-image link=”null” link_single=”inherit” single_newwindow=”false” alt=”prayer of tecumseh”] This prayer published below is one of the most strikingly beautiful, and true, things I have ever read. It completely sums up the goal of my life. I do not claim to have arrived, but from what I’ve heard, Tecumseh arrived, and we know that others have arrived.Continue reading “Prayer of Tecumseh. And me.”
Notes from Manresa, prt. 11
Sunday, 10:46 a.m. I found in my prayer time that I could not contain the fear over what will happen when I return home. Certainly I will go to the ones I love most, but I will also return to schedules, demands, home repairs, auto repairs, financial issues, clients and congregants with problems, computer temptationsContinue reading “Notes from Manresa, prt. 11”
Is Jesus the only way to God?
Is Jesus the only way to God? Yes. Absolutely. But what does it mean to say this? There are two ways of thinking about this question and they both hinge on one’s interpretation of John 14:6 where Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father butContinue reading “Is Jesus the only way to God?”
Post-Traumatic Stress
Some who read my last post might be tempted to think, “Dude, what’s up with the raw emotion there? You obviously had some crappy experiences.” And anyone who thinks that would be right. All of us are going through life reacting to early experiences; in school, with our parents, with friends, (Freud would say withContinue reading “Post-Traumatic Stress”
Shalom
The Hebrew word translated “peace” is “shalom.” But “shalom” does not mean “peace” in the way Americans think of peace. We tend to think of peace as simply the absence of conflict. When America is not at war, we say we are at peace. This is not what God means when he says “Peace.” WhenContinue reading “Shalom”
Denial (truth, prt. 2)
In my previous post I mentioned that the mission of the church I pastor is to help people find, face, and follow truth. Pastors and counselors are people who deal in truth. Of course one of the main causes of so many of the problems people are dealing with is falsehood — failure to findContinue reading “Denial (truth, prt. 2)”
Dismissing Religion?
Below is a reprint from a post I just did on a Facebook group with some friends of mine. _______________________ I want to base my life on what I believe is the truth. If I really believed that it’s more likely than not that there’s no God, I too would be an agnostic. In aContinue reading “Dismissing Religion?”
Jack Black Evangelism
I think the emerging church should disappear and then emerge again – as something entirely different. I think it should do that every five years, in that emerging church spirit of always wanting something new and hip. I think it should emerge with great fanfare, set to music, preferably with people dancing and looking deeply spiritualContinue reading “Jack Black Evangelism”
Temp Arbor 