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Humans–Just Bags of Skin Housing Organs?
What is human nature? What is life? What is love? These are questions that lie outside the orbit of scientific testtubes to answer. Am I merely a loose fitting bag of skin housing organs and gray matter, transmitting nerve impulses and … Continue reading
To Marry Or Not To Marry–This Is The Question
So… I’m still single, but realize this is my fault–if indeed it is something to be faulted with. Truth be told I’ve had numerous opportunities to put an end to singleness, but something deep within me compels me to wait … Continue reading
The Collapse of Christian “Superstars”
Christian author Rick Joyner states,“Those who are the most successful in any field are those who do the basics best. To be a disciple of Christ, we want the foundation to be right. If the foundation is not level and … Continue reading
Grace for Acceptance–Grace for Change
It is true that God’s grace accepts us the way we are, but it is equally true that God is never content to leave us the way we are. He knows his grace is too transformative and powerful to leave … Continue reading
Discipleship is Modeling
There is a great deal of literature being published on Christian discipleship today. A growing consensus among pastors and church leaders that discipleship is currently at a weak state in the church is becoming more global. Here in Cambodia I … Continue reading
Flabby Faith
Why are so many Christians in the 1st world bored out of their wits and souls with Christianity? Why is it that western churches can’t seem to retain men? Why is it that men say going to church is often … Continue reading
Where is the grass greener?
A musing for the dawning of 2013: “The grass is always greener where you water it, not on the other side.”
Hyperextending Your Emotions
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
A Question and Dilemma for the Calvinist
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
Christmas Rescue
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
A Theology in Tension 