Originally written Mar 18, 2005 I have had a few months to reflect on the tsunami that killed upwards of 250,000 people in Southeastern Asia . I have heard sermons, read obituaries, and seen images that evoked a range of…
Month: September 2008
Personal Worship
The following are notes from a study I did about Personal Worship. We were looking at the tree analogy of roots, trunk and branches (study, affections, and fruits). More specifically, I was looking at how within each of these are…
God, Creation and Evolution
Introduction: the purpose of this teaching is three-fold: 1) to demonstrate that belief in the theory of evolution does not prove God does not exist and one can believe both in the theory of evolution and God at the same…
Kicked out of the Garden
There are so many things I am thankful for; my wife, fellowship, a job, family, getting kicked out of the Garden of Eden… Yes, I am thankful for getting kicked out of the Garden. Sure it was probably the most…
The Church and the Parachurch
THE CHURCH AND THE PARACHURCH There’s an old hand gesture that children do to describe the church. It goes like this: “Here is the church, here is the steeple, open the doors and see all the people.” It’s funny how…
The Problem of Pigs
“Whither is God?” he cried; “I will tell you. We have killed him—you and I. All of us are his murderers. But how did we do this? How could we drink up the sea? Who gave us the sponge to…