" 'I'm not a puzzle to be solved but a mystery to be explored.' God transcends our rational minds and stands above supposedly flawless human understanding. He rejects our insistance that we have indisputable answers to every question." (Steve McVey) I recently started writing my first book. (Notice how positive and hopeful I am by saying … Continue reading His-story in the making
Cow Tipping
After the last post I felt maybe you needed a break from all the angry God talk since, of course, that g.o.d. isn't real and it hurts your mind of Christ to imagine a Father who is actually a monster. Wow there I go again. So in this post how about we have some fun. … Continue reading Cow Tipping
We need more confessing!
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (ESV) This is easily the most misunderstood and misused verse in the New Testament. Without a doubt the evangelical conservative western church pounds people with a perverse fear of a … Continue reading We need more confessing!
Common Ground
Humans are really quite interesting and often very predictable. I've always been a people watcher. One of my observations is how people interact by finding common ground. Sometimes it is like a race to see where stories overlap so a deeper probing can happen. Two people who don't know each other often begin a conversation … Continue reading Common Ground
Are you up to the task?
Have you every known someone who was one of those "my way or the highway" kind of people. I don't mean it as a judgment but an observation. In the Navy I had the "privilege" of working for some that were very much the "my way or the highway" leaders. You can get away with … Continue reading Are you up to the task?