The Original Problem
It’s interesting to me that the first problem mentioned in the Bible is with the only problem every human being in history must deal with: Death.
When We Have Become The Enemy
“Osama Bin Laden is dead.” The words ran across the screen and within minutes the social stratosphere burst into exuberant expression of both joy and sadness. Scores of people outside the White House cheered, allowing ten years of pen up frustration, madness, and anger to pour out. Beach balls flew in the air as if justice had been served. The …
When God Suffers
If Jesus is the Son of God, what does it mean when God chooses to engage suffering?
Are We Afraid Of Our Freedom
One of the more provocative verses in all of Scripture is Paul’s statement, “All things are lawful…” (1 Cor 6:12) After the cross God begins to reveal a structure of grace. The story of Peter’s vision and wrestling with what it means to eat meat explores this tension in detail. This breakdown provides some detail on the Levitical restrictions that …
Pouring Our Anger Onto God
Where is the safest place to put our anger? Some of you may have heard that Adam Walker Cleveland lost his twin sons in the middle of the pregnancy. It’s one of those things that has no real point of ground. There’s just no words or thoughts that can bring a sense of peace to these kind of moments. As …
The Other Side Of Dying
Sometimes I think we miss the point of the cross. We focus so much on what Jesus did for us, that we miss what Jesus was inviting us into. I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. (John …
The Cry Of A Wounded Soldier
[RSS - See Embedded Video] This is one of the most powerful videos on the the subject of war I have EVER seen. The speech is given by war veteran Mike Prysner. I would really encourage you, regardless of your views of military service, to watch it. Mike strikes at the heart of the problem of war. The real enemy …
The Reality Of Hell
[Note: The above video contains graphic violence.] Sometimes I wonder if our fear of hell in the afterlife is keeping us from seeing the reality of hell in this life. Some of you may know that I spent some time working in Hollywood. I wanted to be a screenwriter after growing up watching movies. I was captivated by the storytelling …
Sudden Death Syndrome
There are no words that can accurately describe the loss of a child. Today at around 1:30 PM I got a email from a friend that said my friend’s son had been hit by a car and was being lifeflighted to the hospital. He didn’t make it. For about ten minutes I walked around the house, unable to process what …
A Taste Of Near Death
This is an intense video of a man caught in an avalanche. The POV of his headcam makes it almost spooky because we’re getting a first hand account of the experience. It kind of makes me wonder what would be going through my mind as I’m buried under four feet of snow.
