Up until two or three years ago, I thought that funerals were just for the people who knew the deceased. But I’ve learned that they are a good opportunity to show support to the friends and family of the deceased. It seems like such a small thing, and it doesn’t change the situation, but I
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Friendship With the Opposite Sex, Addendum
Recently I wrote about non-“romantic” friendships between people of the opposite sex. After reviewing the comments and doing some pondering, I came up with a couple of further thoughts. First, I believe part of the idea is that it is healthy for us to have close friendships with multiple people. Generally speaking, we all need
The Message, Bible Translations
It is my understanding that there are many people who have issues with “The Message” translation of the bible. On one end, some people feel a need to always preface it by explaining “it’s a paraphrase” (in other words, not a “real” translation). On the other end of the spectrum, people feel it is a
Outline: 2 Corinthians
I’ve created an outline for the book of 2 Corinthians. You can view it by clicking on the following link: 2 Corinthians Outline. photo credit: knowhimonline via photopin cc
Outline: 1 Corinthians
I’ve created an outline for the book of 1 Corinthians. You can view it by clicking on the following link: 1 Corinthians Outline. photo credit: knowhimonline via photopin cc
Outline: Revelation
I recently created an outline for the book of Revelation. You can view it by clicking on the following link: Revelation Outline.
Outline: Ecclesiastes
Several years ago I created an outline for the book of Ecclesiastes. I finally have put it online. You can view it by clicking on the following link: Ecclesiastes Outline. photo credit: Wonderlane via photopin cc
“My Precious”: Entitlement
Recently there were a couple of stories in which people disappointed me. The first happened during a Colts home game. A player on the opposing team attempted to throw his helmet against the wall out of frustration. However his helmet stuck a bit to his glove, and ended up flying into the stands instead. Obviously
Judgmental God?
The other day I was thinking (as I often do): one of the most common views of God is that he is looking over our shoulders, just watching for us to do something he doesn’t like, and when we do, he gets all mad and upset at us. I wondered why it is that this
Spiritual Conduits
There are different ways we connect with God. Different people connect with God better through some means than others. Below are listed nine spiritual “conduits”, which is adapted from “Spiritual Pathways”1: Study (Intellectual): connecting with God through study, ideas and theological concepts. Exhortation (Activist): connecting with God through actively challenging people in the areas of