“But somehow her giving him a back rub always turned into him giving her a front rub, and then they would fall again. That was actually how their relationship started, which is to say, through those darn back rubs. It was her senior year in high school, and she was in Johnny’s youth group, which …
If It Were a Pancake
Steve McSwain, “Author, Speaker, Thought Leader, Spiritual Teacher,” has written a piece over at HuffPo that requires some sort of response. From the rigor of argument displayed in his piece, one guess could be that he is most likely a mentor of spiritual formation at a place somewhere in LA with a name something like …
Snarls and Snarling
We have seen that the devil baits his hook with sinful pleasures, and then, when the hapless sinner bites, he gives a deft tug on the hook of accusation. Now the fish might well protest, when being hauled into the boat of condemnation by the ruthless fisherman, that the worm was not his idea. “Why …
Book of the Month/March 2013
Gosh, what a book. I really cannot recommend this book highly enough. This will be a relatively short review — what I want to do is give a brief summary of the set-up, mention three things about it that were simply wonderful, and then conclude with a plea for you to get it and …
Book of the Month/March 2013
Gosh, what a book. I really cannot recommend this book highly enough. This will be a relatively short review — what I want to do is give a brief summary of the set-up, mention three things about it that were simply wonderful, and then conclude with a plea for you to get it and read …
Peer Pressure Review
One of the claims I have been making is that the world runs on accusation. Searching out the truth, examining the arguments, and making your decisions on that basis is one way of doing business, but another, much more popular way, is to find out what all the other kids are doing, and just go …
One Kind of Cup on the Table
I am arguing that the world runs on the energy of accusation and condemnation. This is how people are kept in line. I am also arguing that the death of Jesus Christ on the cross has fundamentally undone that system of condemnation. Since Jesus died and rose, the whole thing has been unraveling, and cannot …
Because Snakes Don’t Have Feet
The Bible consistently speaks of leaving the old way of life in terms of leaving the way of envy. Sins are like grapes, which means that they come in clusters, and so other things are consistently mentioned as well. A number of our sins do come in bundles. But one of the things we must …
A Serpent Impaled
It would be an easy mistake to think that the devil wants us all to become ethical relativists. But this is like thinking that the kidnapper wants the child to have some candy. It is like thinking the homeowner wants to the mouse to have a bit of cheese, and so he put some out …
We Don’t Understand!
I am visting California for a few days, and the fiscal/business woes here caused me to reflect on the mentality of those who are industriously ruining the country. The canker is well-advanced in some states — Illinois, say, or California — but the problem is everywhere.So why are Californians leaving California? What is causing the …