On My Gaining Weight and Vow to Lose It
As many of you have so subtly noticed and kindly looked past, I have gained quite a bit of weight since 2006. In fact, I have gone from 200 to 270 pounds. I don’t know...
The Five Great Mysteries of the Christian Faith
As I do the math, there are five great mysteries in theology: 1. Creation out of nothing (ex nihilo): How did God create being out of non-being? Being transcendent in relation...
A Cry for Tolerance – but is it really?
With all the ado surrounding the CEO of Chick-Fil-A’s personal stance on traditional marriage we hear, quite loudly, cries for tolerance. But is tolerance what is really being...
Theology Unplugged: Problem Passages 15 – Was Paul Talking About Himself in Romans 7?
[display_podcast] Join Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they discuss difficult passages in the Bible.
Shedding Spiritual Abuse
(Lisa Robinson) Anyone who knows me, knows my disdain for spiritual abuse. Unfortunately, it comes in many forms, ranging from subtle to severe. Instead of nurturing the...
Rethinking that One Chronicles Passage
One of my favorite passages of Scripture is one in . . . (Bible pages ruffling) . . . oh, it’s in here somewhere, in the Old Testament I think . . . (pages ruffling) . ....
An Open Letter to Homo sapiens
Dear Homo sapiens, This has been a rather unfortunate week for you. Since the world’s attention will turn to London next week with the Summer Olympics, I decided a voice...
Confessions of a Torn Dichotomist
(Lisa Robinson) Our humanity matters. It matters to the Lord and it matters in our Christian walk. I have not always recognized this or believed it. Like most Christians, I...
The Mistake of Leviticus
My daily Bible reading plan recently took me to the front door of Leviticus. Oh the venerable wasteland of Leviticus and its neighboring partner in crime Numbers. The...