Dear Governor Palin- I want you to know how happy I am to live in a country where a woman can be so close to one of the most powerful positions in the world. Being married to an “Alaska girl” myself, I feel like I have some sort of understanding of where you come from.…
Fortuitous Bouncing
It took me 2 weeks to get in the groove for school. Not bad. Last year (being my first year of seminary) I think it took 10 weeks. I was in over my head. Well who am I kidding…I still am. Speaking of seminary…how many of you took graduate level courses and began class by…
Sarah Palin Puts Alaska on the Map
Many of you know I was in Alaska a few weeks ago. Let me clear the rumor mill…I did not see her while I was there, and my in laws have never met her. There are actually over 500,000 people in Alaska. Her nomination for Vice President has been on my mind a lot, BUT…
Life is Hard
Meet David Alexander. He has bipolar disorder. Despite the disease he is still able to articulate what life is like for him quite well thanks to disorders cannabis treatments. My favorite part of the video is when he said that life for him is somewhere between Gethsemane and Calvary. Just hearing his testimony helps me…
Chris Tomlin Has Taken Over iTunes
I typically go onto iTunes late Monday (usually around 11pm Monday Pacific Time it updates for the new week) or Tuesday to look over the new music for the week. Since I’ve had Tomlin’s new album Hello Love for a couple weeks (not sharing my secret) I forgot about it and when I went to…
The Word of God?
Also see: Applying the Bible to our lives Loved a lot of your responses on my question. This question of what makes the Bible the Word of God is a complex one. Many books have been written on the subject, so I certainly won’t be exhaustive in my answer. Jumping on my soapbox… I dare…