So we’ve finally picked out our cake and the flowers. The winning cake is: We’re having three tiers instead of the four in the picture. And we’re also having an actual cake topper instead of flowers. It’s this cute little Precious Moments couple feeding each other cake and is completely adorable. And instead of green ribbon, we’re using red. It’s actually very similar to the green ribbon in the picture, except that the shading is reversed: where the green is lighter on the top and bot
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And the winners are…
I like the way that two contrasting ideas, or two very different pictures, sometimes show up alongside each other and give either a fresh insight into a reality or make us ask some questions about the nature of things. Earlier this week we spontaneously decided that I could take a vacation day mid-week so we could go up to my folks and process some garden produce that was ripe and ready to be done. So I did a little rearranging of schedule and we headed up and had a great day working under t
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If The Armor Fits, Wear It: Waging Peace In God’s Army? – 8/23/09 – Ephesians 6:10-20
Please check out Polycarp’s post, Steven Anderson brings the Gospel of Hate to PrimeTime God’s word says: I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; …For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2: 1,3-4 “You have heard that it was said, `You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But
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When the Gospel isn’t the Gospel (2)
A few weeks ago, while on vacation, I did a series of posts entitled, “Top 5.” They were a hit (from what I could tell tracking the blog stats), I had a blast creating them, so, I decided to keep them going with a series now called, “Top 5 Tuesday.” Each Tuesday I’ll complete a Top 5 list, the only catch, I want your opinions, comments and reactions too. It seems as if I have so much to do that I don’t even know where to start. I’ve been working from my local coffee shop (Forza this morning
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Top Five Tuesday: Projects I Need To But Don’t Want to Work On
Paul Harvey Some of you may have been following the discussion of the competing books on (and film rights to) the “State of Jones” in Mississippi during the Civil War already. I’ve followed the conversation with interest primarily in thinking about my Civil War/Reconstruction class, but didn’t think it a subject of interest to blog about here.
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Jones Versus Jones: Or, How Primitive Baptists Ended up on the Jon Stewart Show
While the health-care wars are dominating the mainstream press at the moment, I think it’s interesting that the Vatican inquiry into the doctrinal standards of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is continuing to get quite a bit of ink. In fact, there’s too much coverage — click here for a sample — to take it on all at once. Since we can’t look at all of the coverage, let’s look at one Associated Press report — since that is the wire-service source that will reach most readers.
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That strange inquiry into nuns and doctrine
The Westboro Baptist Church must be the most objectionable Christian community in the United States. You know them from their “God Hates Fags” and “God Loves Dead Soldiers” posters and from their inability to find communion with pretty much any other Christians. They are a fringe organization, not simply “fundamentalists,” with less followers than countless minority religious groups spread across the country
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Westboro worthy of newsprint?
Here is the third part of my interview with author Randy Alcorn in which he shares his thoughts on how local churches can care for the fatherless through adoption. Read Part 1 and Part 2 . Jason: We’re seeing a lot of churches recognizing God’s heart for adoption for the first time, or realizing that this is so clear in scripture, which is so encouraging as we hear from more churches around the country.
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Randy Alcorn Interview on Adoption, the Gospel, and Being Pro-Life – Part 3
Over the course of the months of June and July my regular Bible Study group decided that we would switch course, for just the summer months. Instead of following the work of one particular book or letter, we would instead follow some key theological themes allowing both the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church to enlightened and guide our conversation. It turned out to be a great idea because the insights and conversations were enlightening. I must admit that we stuck to a dark pat
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Reflections on Whose Truth
Faith and family were the two foundations in Ward Ahlstrom’s life, something he learned as a boy growing up in a family that was persecuted by Kansas City’s Pendergast political machine. Ahlstrom’s parents moved their family to Olathe after his sister was kidnapped — and later recovered in a shootout — Family Holidays in retaliation for his father’s refusal to use shoddy material and pay kickbacks in his construction business, said Ahlstrom’s daughter, Laura Ahlstrom. In the outskirts o
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Richard Ward Ahlstrom Believed In Faith And Family, And He Loved To Sing