Theology That Bites Back
So . . . for the next two and a half weeks, Nancy and I are going to be off gallivanting to different places. I am going to have my computer with me, naturally, and so it is possible that I will be able to post something at my usual times. That said, this is …
Introduction: Last week we taped an episode of Man Rampant for our upcoming season, and the interview was with Larry Sanger, the man who initially built out Wikipedia. He has done quite a number ...
I grew up in a musical home, sort of. Neither of my parents played any instruments, but music was quite important to them. This came out primarily in their love of hymns and gospel songs. They also had ...
My sentiments concerning my first sermon are comparable to the sentiments that the late Patrick McManus had toward his first deer . . . so please allow me to relate to you how it all happened. I ...
So today marks the occasion of our fiftieth wedding anniversary. Fifty years ago, on New Year's Eve, Nancy and I exchanged vows, and what a good run it has been. Considering this, on a day like ...
In what has become something of a tradition here in Moscow, tomorrow night will see yet another Dad’s Band concert. The evening is filled with covers from the classic rock era, and and there will be lots of fun for the whole family, and harmonic loudness. This is where I would usually embed the promo …
I have been using Logos Bible Software for lo, these many moons. I don’t remember when I first started, but I think that my first one was 4.0. This was, in Bible software years, pre-Cambrian, and so I think that I may speak in the words of a grizzled old-timer. But whether or not I …
Given the way that Christmas lands this year, I think we should let it interrupt our regular blogging schedule. There will consequently be no posts next Monday or Wednesday, and there will be no Letters posted on Tuesday. Go celebrate with your family. Attend a worship service. Have a cinnamon roll. I will resume the …
Nancy and I got married on New Year’s Eve, 1975. It took us a few years to figure out why the restaurants were always so crowded on our anniversary dates. But because we got married New Year’s Eve, that being the case, we will be marking our 49th anniversary in just a few weeks. And …
As I was growing up, my family was a road-tripping family. My father was not yet a pastor, but he was an evangelist and conference speaker, and so we would often accompany him on speaking gigs, and roll a family vacation into it. As I was just a kid at the time, and not yet …
