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
Business vs. Art
I’ve been wondering to myself recently if business and art are almost polar opposites. Much of the time, especially for start-ups, business is focused on following demand. What you want to do isn’t important, you simply do whatever it is other people want. In my opinion, art is usually the opposite of this. Art is
Unemployment (Part 2)
Most people are in a position to survive for a while without an income. However with the average time of unemployment being so long, people can find themselves in a really challenging position. While there are ways to cut one’s expenses, certain bills such as school loans, mortgage and car payments are difficult to change
Unemployment (Part 1)
I have my alarm set to the radio, tuned into NPR specifically. Today I woke up to Marketplace Morning Report talking about unemployment. It was both slightly comforting and depressing at the same time. It was comforting because I was reminded that there are many people out there in my position: skilled, educated, experienced workers