It was sad to read about the earthquake devastation in Haiti, especially in light of their extreme poverty. Every time one of these massive natural disasters occur, I ask the same question about creation: Is it chaos? Or is it beauty? Are those two descriptors sufficient? It probably is an oversimplification to think of God’s world [...]
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Paraskevidekatriaphobia
I’m not a superstitious person. In fact, I enjoy taking long walks under ladders, hanging out with black cats, and am fascinated by the many ways a mirror can suddenly divide itself into a thousand different mini-portrait reflections. However, I want to be sensitive to the millions or hundreds or perhaps tens of people who [...]
Baptizing Babies
I was born a Southern Baptist, went to a Southern Baptist church growing up, graduated from a Southern Baptist seminary and served for almost ten years in youth ministry in Southern Baptist churches. So our recent decision to join with the Anglican/Episcopal church was a surprise to my good friends and family who are still [...]
Theology Disgorge #01
My friend Terry and I are reading and discussing Gregory Boyd’s book God of the Possible, and it’s got me thinking again about whether or not God takes risks and whether or not he truly allows freedom of choice in his creation. If we did have true freedom, then we would choose what would happen [...]
Incarnation: God Becomes Embryo
This past Sunday, Krista and I were discussing an intriguing thought about the Incarnation. When we say that God became flesh, we think of Jesus as a man, walking the streets, healing people, eating real food, and experiencing the emotions that come with being a human. But if God became flesh, then God also became [...]
Is God Happy?
The other day, I was looking through some Hubble space telescope pictures in preparation for teaching at Emmaus. Here are four samples, but you can see more of this at Hubble’s web site. (Click if you want a bigger view…) I started looking through these pictures after reading a chapter in Dallas Willard’s book, The [...]
The Shack – A Review (Part 1 of 2)
(Minor spoilers ahead–depending on your definition of a “spoiler”) William Young is discovering that word of mouth can be a powerful thing. His new book, The Shack, has sold almost 400,000 copies after starting with only a $200 marketing budget. The book is growing in popularity, mostly due to the fact that it simply makes [...]
Jason Barmer
