In my college days at Samford University, I argued and debated theology like it was a recreational sport. One evening, Mark Watkins and I locked horns on the long enduring debate over human free will verses God’s sovereignty. It was a classic duel between two over-confident college students who believed that winning this argument had [...]
Archive > February 2007
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weakly prayer – for God’s interference
Faithful God, When we have trusted you and staked our claim with your power, your interference has been obvious. You interfere with our worry. You interfere with our failings. You interfere with our opinions. You interfere with our relationships. You interfere with our self-absorbed way of living. Sometimes you don’t interfere with our pain the [...]
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I’m always interested in what people are reading. It makes for great conversation to hear about what someone is learning and what has challenged them lately. I recently took a random sampling from some friends and family to find out what books have been most influential to them. These suggestions came from charismatics, postmoderns, Southern [...]
sunday best
Some of my most memorable arguments with my mom during my teenage years were over what I was wearing to church. Growing up in Florida, where the summer days are hot and humid, I especially remember the admonishment regarding shorts. They were never to be worn to church on Sunday nights. I resisted and got [...]
Jason Barmer
