“It’s a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.” Have you ever heard anyone say those words? Maybe they just came home from vacation, and they had a good time, but they were happy to be home. There is a big difference between being a tourist somewhere, and making your home […]
The Onion on the Depravity of Children
A while back (and by a while, I mean nearly a year), I guy I follow on Twitter, Joshua Blankenship, posted this: “Leave it to The Onion to write a theologically astute article on the human condition” – 6:53 PM Dec 8th, 2009 If you’re unfamiliar with The Onion, it’s a satirical news site, and […]
“Did I do thayat?!” If you have every watched the show, Family Matters, you can almost hear Steve Urkel say those words right after he lost his balance, and fell and smushed a cake and destroyed the coffee table, or as he propels one of his inventions through the Winslow family window. On the show […]
Devotion – 1 John, Introduction
Time for a new book in our blog devotion. As a church we have a great desire to see people get into the Scriptures for themselves, and allow the text of the Bible to speak deeply into life. For the next several weeks we will have readings from the New Testament book of 1 John. […]
Read the Gospels and you encounter Jesus. On one had we discover a man who had very human emotions, experienced pain, was hungry and ate, and went through all that it meant to be human. On the other hand, he taught with authority, could read the thoughts of people, healed the sick and raised the […]