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Day 5: Seeing Life from God’s View – 40 Days of Purpose-Driven Life
What on Earth Am I Here For? Point to Ponder: Life is a test and a trust. Verse to Remember: “Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won’t be faithful in large ones.” — Luke 16:10a (NLT) Question to Consider: In spite of all the advertising around me, how…
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DiaBlogue: It Takes Tao to Tango
Alan has kindly responded to my post about hell, but in a way that I must confess leaves me with more questions than answers. I think part of the confusion is that he isn’t clear about whether I’m trying to convince him my views are “true” vs. merely “consistent.” Then…
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Day 4: Made to Last Forever – 40 Days of Purpose-Driven Life
What on Earth Am I Here For? Point to Ponder: There is more to life than just here and now. Verse to Remember: “This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.” — I John 2:17 (NLT)…
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Day 3: What Drives Your Life? – 40 Days of Purpose-Driven Life
What on Earth Am I Here For? Point to Ponder: Living on purpose is the path to peace. Verse to Remember: “You, LORD, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you.” — Isaiah 26:3 (TEV) Question to Consider: What would my family…
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Day 2: You Are Not an Accident – 40 Days of Purpose-Driven Life
What on Earth Am I Here For? Point to Ponder: I am not an accident. Verse to Remember: “I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born.” — Isaiah 44:2 (CEV) Question to Consider:I know that God uniquely created me. What areas of my personality,…
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Day 1: It All Starts with God – 40 Days of Purpose by Rick Warren
What on Earth Am I Here For? Point to Ponder: It’s not about me. Verse to Remember: “Everything got started in him, and finds its purpose in him.” — Colossians 1:16b (Msg) Question to Consider: In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life…
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And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor
Selected — okay, selective — blessings from Malachi. Yeah, these positive phrases were “cherry-picked” without regard for context, so don’t treat this as theologically rigorous, but I still enjoy the sentiments expressed…
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Malachi 4 The Day of The End
Questions: What is the day of the Lord? Is it a good or bad thing? Do we fear the name of the Lord? Should we? How? “Read More” to pursue answers in Malachi.
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A New Year’s Blessing from Kenneth James Sniecinski
My friend Kenneth’s Christmas letter to my wife and I contained such a beautiful blessing, I wanted to include it here (under [Read More]). In some ways, this spontaneous blessing captures his heart even better than his ‘real’ poems.
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Malachi 3 Testing Time
Questions: What is the right and wrong way to test God? What would God say to us at our final exam? Is the day of reckoning a good or a bad thing? What is the real difference between the righteous and the wicked? When, if ever, does it matter? “Read…
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Malachi 2 One Thing, More…
Consider this:If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not…
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DiaBlogue: The Tao of Hell (or perhaps vice versa)
Alan has very kindly and patiently answered all my questions, but appears (understandably) somewhat concerned whether this conversation is ever going to converge: I am just trying to address Ernie’s wondering, and I hope that Ernie will be responding soon with some more details about how he sees these issues.…
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Malachi 1 Talk, Turkey!
As 2005 comes to an end, I felt it would be appropriate to close with the book that wraps up the Old Testament: the great “Italian” prophet, Malachi. Questions: When is a prophecy a burden? How do we know God loves us? Why is He so demanding? What makes a…
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DiaBlogue: Playing God
I thank Alan for his latest round of clarification, which I might summarize as: * The issue is not primarily fairness, but “justice, morality, and goodness” * The argument is primarily ethical (with secondary epistemic concerns) * The eternal nature of God’s punishment is what really bothers him [Read More]…
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The Metallic Rules (Gold, Silver, Platinum…)
1. The Golden Rule Do unto others as you would have them do unto you 2. The Silvery Rule Do not do unto others as you would not have them do unto you 3. The Brazen Rule Do unto others as they do unto you 4. The Iron Rule Do…
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Nehemiah 13 Unhappy Returns
yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.He is also bluntly clear that marriage is a social act, not a private one:Shall we then hearken…
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Nehemiah 12 Role Call
Questions: Why does it matter who did what when? What is the relation between spiritual and political leadership? Is there such a thing as a good tax? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.
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DiaBlogue: Putting Descartes Before Da Hearse
In my previous DiaBlogue entry, I made three assertions which underly my belief in “hell”: a. Ethics: Choices have real consequences b. Epistemology: Character, not facts, drive belief c. Theology: God is just not fair Alan responded primarily to the third point, in a way I might summarize as a…
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Nehemiah 11 A Capitol Idea
Questions: Why induce people to live in the Capitol? Why focus on the leaders? Who’s responsible? Does it matter? “Read More” to pursue answers in Nehemiah.
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Legitimate Authority
Where does leadership come from? How can we recognize/create healthy leadership?
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