Progress To A Transformed Christian Life
Reposted from 2019 On July 17, you should have eaten a Hot Dog while getting a Tattoo. You should have done this because that day was both National Hot Dog Day and National Tattoo Day. Recently, I was trying to explain Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent, and Bastille Day to one of our daughters. As... Continue Reading →
Karl Rahner has said that "the Christian of the future will be a mystic or he won't exist at all." All of my Christian conservative readers are probably getting nervous right now after reading that quote. The fear is, among some people, is that Christians must hold tightly to rationality and reason lest they become... Continue Reading →
For me, being a true follower of Christ in 2017 means... Lots of prayer. The tragedies in our back yard and close at hand call for countless prayers to be offered and questions to be answered. Soul searching. With so much divisiveness and loss and heartbreak that I have faced personally and many people are... Continue Reading →
"You are hard to read;" "You aren't the most expressive person;""I thought you were mean the first time I met you;""Does he ever talk?" These are quotes that have been said about me over the span of my life, some within the last week. On a regular basis, I hear from people about my "look."... Continue Reading →
Since I have been writing this blog in earnest over the last year, I have chronicled the amazing times, the heartbreaking times, and the really hard times. This past year has presented some of the richest and most profound times with God I have ever experienced. But as soon as I experience a spiritual high,... Continue Reading →
We are handing more and more of our human duties over to machines. My phone is basically writing my texts for me because it is learning my patterns of communication and use of words. Human chess players are already competing in tournaments, not against machines, but with the machines in what is known as freestyle... Continue Reading →
I am the father of three girls, ages 17, 13, and 8. Parenting is hard enough but having kids at such distinct phases of growing up forces me to wear different hats each time I try to be a father figure. For my 17 year old, I am thinking about all the things I need... Continue Reading →
In Wichita, James Bryan Smith talked about reality. He said that reality is "what you can count on." He also referenced Dallas Willard's definition of reality as "what you find out when you find out that you are wrong." Are there things that we can count on that are constantly hiding behind our wrong assumptions?... Continue Reading →
How were your expectations met over the Holidays? Maybe your Christmas with family, which you were dreading, turned out to be quite pleasant or the opposite was the case. Maybe you were so looking forward to an upcoming encounter with someone but it turned out to be a disappointment. Maybe, you had big New Year's... Continue Reading →
Monday, I mentioned the importance of remembering the good news of Jesus. Today, I would like to tell you the dangerous ramifications of forgetting Jesus. You have no power except your own. Many years ago, I was the sole breadwinner for a young family of three. I was trying to finish a graduate degree and... Continue Reading →
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