The Sunday morning Bible study I’ve been participating in is beginning to wrap up a marathon through the Old Testament. It’s an area of the Bible that presents some unique challenges, both in terms of what we can best get out of a covenant no longer binding us as well as in some of the Continue reading

I introduced my daughter to the joys of the original Super Mario Bros. a couple of weeks ago. Of course, to do it right, this isn’t run in emulation, downloaded to the Wii U virtual console, or any other non-authentic experience. She’s seeing the game in full 8-bit glory running off of the NES I Continue reading

xkcd has been one of my favorite webcomics for a long time, and today’s entry is absolutely fantastic. Sure, taking a few seconds to be respectful toward someone about something they care about doesn’t sound hard. But if you talk to hundreds of people every day and they all start expecting that same consideration, it Continue reading

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth. – II Timothy 2:15 Be honest with yourself. How many sermons do your remember? How long does it take for you to forget the morning lesson after leaving worship for lunch? The fact Continue reading

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. – Romans 15:13 ‘Tis the season — a season of stressing out over family visits, arguments around the dinner table, last-minute gift preparations, frenzied trips to the Continue reading

I’ve grown to really like this time of year. Sure, I could do without the Christmas music and mass-consumerism every winter brings, but I enjoy the beauty of the season alongside the charity and thankfulness that permeates this time of year. As a holiday, Thanksgiving may have questionable origins; it may even be built upon Continue reading

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. – I Corinthians 9:22-23 Today, I’m wrapping up Continue reading

Over the last couple of posts, we’ve looked at the value God places on each of us — that you, as an individual, are worthwhile and valuable to God. Knowing we’re valuable to God then changes how we treat ourselves, how we conduct ourselves, and how we present ourselves every day. I’m not simply some office Continue reading