Archive for September, 2009

What if God wasn’t like God?

Calvin and Hobbes was my favorite comic for many years.  Still is, actually, even though Bill Watterson retired the strip some time ago.  I have every one of the Calvin and Hobbes compilations except the huge, leather-bound complete set.  (If you were wondering what you could do for my upcoming birthday…)  A recurring theme is [...]

Christian codfish

I delayed writing this for several days because I was trying to verify whether the story was true.  Honestly, I still don’t know.  But enough people have told the story that I chose to believe it! Northern Atlantic cod are particularly flavorful fish–at least when they are fresh.  As someone who moved to Colorado from [...]

How heavy is a cup of coffee?

How heavy would you say a cup of coffee is? Not too much, right?  It’s not a real challenge to pick one up and hold it for a moment.  But if I try to hold that cup up for an hour, I’m going to start having a sore arm.  Chances are good that my arm [...]

Is ministry a career path?

I’m helping the Rev! magazine team with the Nov/Dec issue and this morning I was working on an interview that the publisher, Dave Thornton, had with Reinhard Bonnke. I won’t give it away, but one of Bonnke’s comments really jumped out at me: “Jesus didn’t die to provide careers for us. He died for the [...]

Does a quiet time matter?

My wife and I joined the local gym and for the past month we have been rolling out of bed at 5:30 (yes, that’s a.m.) to be in the pool by 6:15 for aqua aerobics three times a week. Everyone tells us this is A Good Christian Thing to do, and in the midst of [...]

The Bible and pornography

Arnie Cole, head of Back to the Bible’s Center for Bible Engagement, sent me several pieces of research they completed recently and there was some fascinating information there.  Here is a snapshot of what one survey reveals about Christ followers: Most believe the Bible is relevant to their everyday lives and is their life authority [...]

If God texted the 10 commandments

What if God texted the 10 commandments — courtesy of the PearlyGates newsletter: 1. no1 b4 me. srsly. 2. dnt wrshp pix/idols 3. no omg’s 4. no wrk on w/end (sat 4 now; sun l8r) 5. pos ok – ur m&d r cool 6. dnt kill ppl 7. :-X only w/ m8 8. dnt steal [...]

Leading Upward

I just finished my October column for The Inside Track and thought I’d give my blog followers a brief excerpt.