A Prayer

Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of
your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our
hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Read Full Post »

Weekly Meanderings

Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. The most famous Christmas eve since the original

2. Bad times draw bigger crowds to churches

3. A short history of Bible passages used at Presidential inaugurations

4. Obama continues to do a good job preparing for his presidency

5. Will the new administration legalize marijuana?

6. Christmas is the peak season [...]

Read Full Post »

A Christmas Prayer

O God, you have caused this holy night to shine with the
brightness of the true Light: Grant that we, who have known
the mystery of that Light on earth, may also enjoy him
perfectly in heaven; where with you and the Holy Spirit he
lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Read Full Post »

Update on Blog

Hi all,
I’ve been a little slow on new posts during the Christmas season.  The blog will be revamped and is scheduled to open up again full time the first of January.  The changes will include:

A facelift of the blog layout with seasonal decor
The resumption of Chapter a day Bible posts on weekdays
A Koine Greek Word [...]

Read Full Post »

Weekly Meanderings

Every week I doubt I’m going to have very much to post and then by the time I compile the emails I sent myself and the notes I saved in my Meanderings file I wind up having to delete a few…anyway, here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Penn Gillette’s view on evangelism

2. Thoughts [...]

Read Full Post »

Weekly Meanderings

Here’s some stuff I came across this week (it was a busy week)…
1. Dong Yun Yoon: the man who lost his family in the San Diego jet crash

2. Herod: the Hitler of Christmas

3. Darkness and Light

4. Brent Bill reminds that the first Christmas affected real people who had to make real choices

5. Ben Witherington takes [...]

Read Full Post »

Weekly Meanderings

Here’s some stuff I came across this week…
1. Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? (be sure to read the footnote at the very end)
2. Julie Clawson’s entry in the Missional conversation
3. 3:12:120
4. Bob Jones University makes statement on racial policies
5. Christmas and idolatry
6. Christmas book recommendations from Scot McKnight
7. A review of “The [...]

Read Full Post »