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
Differing Attitudes Toward Friendships With the Opposite Sex
I recently read a blog post by Dan Brennan which I thought was very good. (Unfortunately, at the time of this writing I have not yet had a chance to read his book, “Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions” though it is high on my list.) I wanted to take the time to unpack my explanation of
Outline: Romans
I’ve created an outline for the book of Romans. You can view it by clicking on the following link: Romans Outline. photo credit: Ryk Neethling via photopin cc
God and Country
Last week I was at an outdoor church service. They did communion and during this time, they put various “color” shots up on the video screen. (“Color” is lingo for camera shots of scenery, settings, objects, etc., which are nice backgrounds but aren’t the main programming.) During communion I noticed that they put up a
Who Is Most Important and Influential?
You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder them. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant. 4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize. 5. Name the last
Escaping Reality
I thought this was a great question: I often wonder why it is in America that we have made a multi-billion dollar industry out of escaping reality. We are the entertainment capital of the world. Yet, I cannot help but imagine what could happen if we were to spend those same billions of dollars on