I’m playing with a new blog design. Maybe a new look for the blog will motivate me to post more regularly. I’ve got some loose ends to clean up and some new things to add. If you find bugs in any links or functions, please let me know.
Get Off My Back
I keep telling you that Hall and Oates rock. Are you listening yet? Read more here.
March 13, 2008 by 9 Comments
ACU Freshmen and iPhones
ABILENE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–An Apple iPhone or iPod touch will become a central part of Abilene Christian University’s innovative learning experience this fall when all freshmen are provided one of these converged media devices, said Phil Schubert, ACU executive vice president. At ACU – the first university in the nation to provide these cutting-edge media devices […]
March 3, 2008 by 14 Comments
I Think You’re a Receiver Now
I’ve been meaning to post this for a week or two, but I’m just now getting to it. It’s kind of old now, but if nothing else it’s here for my future reference. In a recent issue of Sports Illustrated, Dan Patrick has a list of the most memorable encounters he had during Super Bowl […]
February 29, 2008 by 4 Comments
Shame and Guilt
So what is the difference between guilt and shame? Guilt says “You’ve done something wrong.” Shame says “There is something wrong with you.” In his book, Atonement for a “Sinless” Society, Alan Mann suggests that before churches address the problem of guilt they must address the epidemic of shame that exists in a post-Christian culture. […]
February 20, 2008 by 8 Comments
It’s About Time
February 14, 2008 by 8 Comments
Atonement
I’m doing some reading about atonement theory. I’ve got A Community Called Atonement, Recovering the Scandal of the Cross, and Atonement for a ‘Sinless’ Society. Any other ideas? It’s interesting to me that while all Christians agree that we are saved by Jesus’ death on the cross, we can’t agree upon a unified theory for […]
February 13, 2008 by 22 Comments
On Evil
“How can we oppose evil without creating new evils and being made evil ourselves?”–Walter Wink
February 1, 2008 by 6 Comments
Aloha
Heather and I got back from a great vacation yesterday. She’s got a few pics up at her site. We spent a week on Maui. Heather put the trip together as a surprise Christmas present. Good surprise. A lot of people worked with her to make it happen while keeping it a secret from me. […]
January 24, 2008 by 5 Comments
Three Temptations for the Church
Just after his baptism, Jesus goes into the wilderness to be tested. At stake in these tests is what kind of Messiah will Jesus be? He faces three temptations: 1. Use his power to turn stones into bread.2. Throw himself from the pinnacle of the temple and force God to save him, while claiming a […]
January 10, 2008 by 16 Comments
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