My wife makes incredible chicken salad. The ingredients are chicken, mayo, mustard, and unicorn tears. It’s delicious. One evening after having chicken salad for supper Christie gathered the leftovers, put them in the fridge, and said, “I’m going to eat this for lunch tomorrow. Is that ok.” “Of course,” I reply. The next day I… Read more »
Posts Tagged: god
Doctor Who and Preaching
A theological reflection on using Doctor Who in Preaching, offered at The John Rylands Library in Manchester, UK: With only 20 minutes or so to explain the vastness of theological thought expressed in Doctor Who, I’d rather not spend the remaining 4:30 waiting in anticipation of what might happen when the clock reaches triple zero. … Read more »
Unlovable?
click here to listen: Podcast 071413 edited When I was in undergrad at LSU, several of my friends formed a club called the MEAN TEAM—Meat Eaters Across the Nation, Together Eating Assorted Meats. The team was formed in response to the Wesley Foundation’s policy on providing dinner. When a meat eater would prepare the meal… Read more »
24/6 Good Enough for God–Rabbi Dr. Jana L. De Benedetti
Some people believe that the miracles in the Scriptures are not true – they are myths to help us understand a value system. Some people think that God is the crutch that others use when they don’t understand enough about something. Some people think that commandments don’t really need to be commanded, since humans could… Read more »
The UMC Needs a Bit of Entropy
This morning I continued reading a book my Father had given me titled, “From Eternity to Here,” which details the quest for the ultimate theory of time. There’s nothing that fascinates me more than thinking about time and how it works, especially in the context of theology. What does it mean for God to be… Read more »
The Royal Wedding, The NFL Draft . . . I’m Watching Neither
With the Royal Wedding, the NFL Draft, and the NBA and NHL playoffs, how does anyone have time to do anything else? Being the father of two toddlers, I haven’t found time to watch any of these events, and I haven’t regretted a minute. The other night the family gathered to play the Wii, which… Read more »
The Royal Wedding, The NFL Draft . . . I'm Watching Neither
With the Royal Wedding, the NFL Draft, and the NBA and NHL playoffs, how does anyone have time to do anything else? Being the father of two toddlers, I haven’t found time to watch any of these events, and I haven’t regretted a minute. The other night the family gathered to play the Wii, which… Read more »
Albert Mohler and Hell, I Mean, Bell (as in Rob)
It’s safe to say that Rob Bell’s recent book, “Love Wins,” is causing quite a war of words. R. Albert Mohler has weighed in on the argument here: http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=34847. Here’s my response to Mohler’s reading of Bell’s Book. I will say, I wrote it quickly because my computer battery was about to die. I hope… Read more »
Don’t Worry, Be Happy? Matthew 6:24-34, Epiphany 7 A
Click here to listen! “No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” One of my friends in ministry shared with me the blessings and woes of working with his… Read more »
Don't Worry, Be Happy? Matthew 6:24-34, Epiphany 7 A
Click here to listen! “No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” One of my friends in ministry shared with me the blessings and woes of working with his… Read more »