Just in time for lent McDonald’s is releasing its newest product—the Fish McBite. For those who grew up with the Friday Filet-O-Fish, this new McDonald’s treat is a “healthy” twist on the old favorite. Best of all it is sustainable. The fish in the McBites are 100% wild-caught Alaskan Pollock from a sustainable fishery. Next [...]
Have you ever noticed that there are two creation stories? Scholars believe that both were written at different times and then brought together in a latter collection. The differences between the two is primarily their emphasis, but both are focused on teaching us about God, the creation, humankind and how we all relate to one [...]
Today, the Anglican/Episcopal church celebrates the feast day of William Tyndale who brought the bible into the English language. His work, persecuted by the monarchy and Church, was eventually appropriated by both to become the King James Bible. Tyndale’s work was to bring the Gospel into his place and time–that was what translating the scriptures [...]
A Review of The Right Church by Charles E. Gutenson There’s something about ancient wisdom. If you want to sell a book about spirituality you’re better off putting something like “unlocking the ancient secrets” rather than “revealing the cutting edge.” The cutting edge is where we live so much of our life, always jumping to the [...]
Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Augustine. It has been said that Augustine’s works are so numerous that anyone who says they’ve read them all is a liar, but two of Augustine’s works are his most famous: The Confessions and The City of God. In honor of Augustine’s feast day we have two options for [...]
Memorize Colossians 1:15-20 This passage, a hymn of sorts, answers the critical question: who is Christ? By memorizing this hymn-poem you will have a ready answer for others, but more critically for yourself. Use this passage as a means of meditating on Christ. Once you’ve memorized it, bring it back to mind regularly so that [...]
One of the key disciplines of the the Christian life is study. Spend an hour studying and really trying to get at the meaning of Romans chapters 12 and 13 (many scholars agree these passages are best read together). What was Paul saying in this text and why was he saying it? Consult commentaries, look up [...]
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