Monthly Archives: April 2010
The Love of God
This is an old hymn I recently rediscovered that speaks plainly about the major tenet of my faith: that God is love. Above and beyond any other statement I may make about God, that statement is central. The words are below and you can access the sheet music by clicking on this link: The Love [...]
Parables of Grace – The Prodigal Son
And Jesus said, "There was a man who had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into [...]
A New Solution to Illegal Immigrants: Bag ‘em and Tag ‘em
The following is from an article in The Iowa Independent (see link below): Instead of building a border fence to help stem illegal immigration, the U.S. government should implant microchips into immigrants before deportation, much like what is done with pets, Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician and one of seven Republicans running in the 3rd [...]
Praying With Augustine
Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I loved you! You were within me, but I was outside, and it was there that I searched for you. In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created. You were with me, but I was not with you. [...]
A Prayer All Pastors Should Pray
I ran across this prayer in my internet wanderings and thought I would post it. It is supposedly a prayer Martin Luther prayed in the church sacristy before each church service. I think if more pastors prayed this, the church would be in much better shape than it is. Lord God, You have made me [...]
I Couldn’t Make This Stuff Up If I Tried
Stephen Baldwin, of the infamous Baldwin Brothers acting troupe (Alec and William and who knows how many others there actually are) , is broke. He blames this situation on the fact that he converted to Christianity and that he is being punished by non-believers in the world of Hollywood for his outspoken faith. Nevermind, of [...]
I Couldn’t Agree More
Another great cartoon from “The Continuing Adventures of ASBO Jesus.” See link below. cartoon no. 6 from ‘stories from the edge’… 881 jonbirch Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:54:52 GMT Technorati Tags: ASBO Jesus,comfortable Christianity
The Holy Ghost Hokey Pokey
There are times when I am embarrassed by what I see in the church. This is one of those times. Technorati Tags: Holy Ghost Hokey Pokey,video
Let’s Read Our Bibles, Folks.
And even if we did have only Christians in our midst, if we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, whose Christianity would we teach in the schools? Would we go with James Dobson’s, or Al Sharpton’s? Which passages of Scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests [...]
A Pause of Thought
Have you ever wanted or even longed for something that always seemed to be out of your grasp? If so, then maybe you can identify with this poem. A Pause of Thought by Christina Rossetti I looked for that which is not, nor can be, And hope deferred made my heart sick in truth But [...]
