Monthly Archives: December 2012

Where is the grass greener?

Posted on December 31, 2012 by StriderMTB

A musing for the dawning of 2013: “The grass is always greener where you water it, not on the other side.”

Hyperextending Your Emotions

Posted on December 30, 2012 by StriderMTB

In ministry there can sometimes be the tendency to hyperextend our emotions and hearts and overexpose ourselves to the suffering, evil, darkness and needs of this world. It is during those times we must look to Jesus, our example, who … Continue reading →

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A Question and Dilemma for the Calvinist

Posted on December 29, 2012 by StriderMTB

Whether it’s school shootings, child abuse, rape or your own children disobeying you, the Calvinist will find himself to be in a real pickle. A major tenant of Calvinism, usually hidden from new initiates until they swallow the hook down … Continue reading →

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Christmas Rescue

Posted on December 25, 2012 by StriderMTB

Christmas lights, decorative trees, and of course fat Santa, has increasingly become part of the festive fabric of Cambodia. Attempting to explain the truest meaning of Christ-mas to those who literally know nothing of Christ puts it in a refined … Continue reading →

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Human Sexuality and Gender–What Say You Nature?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by StriderMTB

We live in a day where there is monumental concern over the genetic altering of crops and the general manipulation of a fragile environment to benefit our needs. “Don’t mess with nature” is the often repeated warning. And when an … Continue reading →

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“I Was Born Gay”- Why the Current Gay Debate Is Irrelevant

Posted on December 18, 2012 by StriderMTB

Often in debating those who advocate homosexual behavior in the Church one will find themselves being asked, “Did you choose to be a heterosexual?” The real question being asked of course is, “Do you remember consciously making the choice that … Continue reading →

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Where is God when Evil Visits?

Posted on December 17, 2012 by StriderMTB

It was a few days ago that great evil visited Newtown Elementary School in the form of a crazed maniac unleashing his personal hell on innocent children. And a great many people and pundits continue to wonder, “How can we … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics and Athiesm, Church and Culture, Thought of the day | Tagged evil and rationality, How to make sense of evil, the problem of evil and God, where was God at Newtown Elementary | Leave a comment

God, Christmas and the Newtown School Shooting.

Posted on December 17, 2012 by StriderMTB

God didn’t think the world needed Christmas because it needed another festive holiday. He knew it needed rescue…it needed a Savior. He didn’t see peace on earth and goodwill towards men. He saw bloody Crusades, Salem Witch Trials, Wounded Knee, … Continue reading →

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Prejudice and Preference: How God is Dismissed

Posted on December 16, 2012 by StriderMTB

Because of modern science we now know the universe does not have an infinite number of past events and it indeed had a beginning. Big Bang cosmology has successfully validated that the universe is not eternal and that roughly 14 … Continue reading →

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Splitting Us Open

Posted on December 7, 2012 by StriderMTB

Hebrews speaks of God’s Word as being “sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart.” Definitely not a relaxing passage … Continue reading →

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