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Oct 2017
HAPPY REFORMATION DAY! 500 years ago today Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg rocking the Christian world to it’s core, purifying its doctrines, and (eventually) making the Bible available to all, scholar and ploughman alike! So, let’s get to some personal reformation … Recently Catherine Parks, author of A Christ-Centered Wedding: Rejoicing in the Gospel on Your Big Day, wrote an insightful piece that speaks to idea of Reformation as a Way of Life. She wrote: “I’ve been trying something new lately, and it’s......
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October 30, 2017
How Now, Purple Cow?
The familiar phrase, “How now, brown cow” has been used to teach how vowels are rounded out in elocution (the study of formal speaking) since at least 1926. I like cows. Brown cows are OK,...
October 27, 2017
Get Still!
Carl Honore wrote a book with an intriguing title, In Praise of Slowness. It’s not a Christian book, but it’s offers many insightful sociological observations that affirm the wisdom of God’s command that we “be...
October 26, 2017
A Time For Everything
In what may be the Old Testament’s most famous passage, Solomon, the wise king who wasted years searching for happiness, wrote, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the...
October 24, 2017
In Praise of the Restrictor Plate
True confession time: contrary to common belief, I am not a NASCAR driver. Chances are, neither are you. But, IF YOU WERE, and you planned to race at either Daytona International Speedway or Talladega, you...
October 23, 2017
The Bench
There’s a real danger in moving through life too fast. When we do, we miss people that God wants us to see. We miss the blessings He’s given us to enjoy this very day. And,...
October 12, 2017
Reflections Upon and of God as Creator
Imagine that the universe – when first created – was like a vast mirror that reflected the full glory and majesty of God’s being; His eternal, triune nature and manifold power being woven into the very...