Actively Waiting for Jesus to Return Actively Waiting for Jesus to Return is a simple thought Lectionary reflection about how to wait for Jesus to return from James 5:7-12. July 7, 2015 Year B James 5:7-12 A farmer plants a seed and then waits months for the fruit. This does not mean that the farmer is inactive until the harvest. The farmer is still involved. He suffers as the weather makes its impact on his crops. He checks the crop... Read more
Prophecy Watch: The European Debt Crisis Prophecy Watch: The European Debt Crisis is an article that explains the consequences of a Grexit. This past Sunday, Greece passed a resolution that said “no” to more austerity to get more debt relief. The problem is that Greece is out of money. In order to get more help, they will have to make more reforms, and tighten their belt. The problem for the Greeks is that their future is being dictated by richer... Read more
Cutthroat Kitchen: Fast Food Edition I hope @altonbrown from #CutthroatKitchen is reading this. I have been watching Cutthroat Kitchen since it began in 2013. Every Sunday evening after church I would come home and watch this interesting cooking show. The show works like this. Four contestants will cook dishes for a judge. During their cooking time, there are sabotages for which they can bid to use against their opponents. They get to use $25,000 to bid on these sabotages. At... Read more
Get Addicted to the Word by Chrissie WillkerGet Addicted to the Word by Chrissie Willker is a primer on how to develop a daily habit to study the Bible. Written for Christians, this book explains the various ways one can read the Bible and learn from it. The subtitle explains the purpose of the book: a step-by-step blueprint for Christians who want to study the Bible but can’t get started and stick with it. Willker takes time first to explain... Read more
Thor (2011) MOVIE SUMMARY The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders. MOVIE THEMES Belief in Gods Following the opening credits, the narrator gives the context to film by sharing a history of conflict between two worlds: Asgard and Jotenheim. An ice age in Norway during the middle ages is caused by the Frost Giants from Jotenheim. Oden Allfather, the... Read more
Prophecy Watch: Grexit Explained Greece will soon default on their loan payment from the International Monetary Fund. As it does, there will be more problems which could soon happen to Greece. The banks in Greece have already been restricted and the prime minister has called for a referendum on the bailout proposal by the European Union finance ministers. The finance ministers are meeting today in emergency session to determine any further course of action. It is highly unlikely that... Read more
Romans 1:16-32 America May Decline Morally, But God’s Power Remains This week saw the sad but unsurprising decision by the Supreme Court to legalize same-sex marriage. Some would say that God’s judgment will come because of this decision. I would say that God’s judgment has come. The sins of one generation becomes the government of the next. I realize that what I may say today will offend many people. I realize that the decision by the Supreme Court may... Read more
Hebrews 11:4-7 Faith of Our Fathers Hebrews 11:4-7 Faith of Our Fathers is a sermon for Father’s Day about the importance of faith passed on by fathers. Four men are in the hospital waiting room because their wives are having babies. A nurse goes up to the first guy and says, “Congratulations! You’re the father of twins.” “That’s odd,” answers the man. “I work for the Minnesota Twins!” A nurse says to the second guy, “Congratulations! You’re the father of... Read more
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country is a Christian film review. This final film with the original cast was filmed in 1991 and deals with death, the unknown and change. MOVIE SUMMARY: After the destruction of the moon, Praxis leads the Klingon Empire to pursue peace with their long-time adversary the Federation, the crew of the USS Enterprise must race against unseen conspirators with a militaristic agenda. MOVIE THEMES: Death, the Unknown, and Change ... Read more
Ancient-Future Faith by Robert Webber Ancient-Future Faith by Robert Webber, is really a book about postmodernism. The subtitle – Rethinking Evangelicalism for a Postmodern World summarizes the book. Robert Webber, the author of the Ancient-Future book series, has written a book that helps Christians who want to learn different techniques for evangelism in the postmodern world. In this book, Webber contends that for evangelicalism to continue in a postmodern world, the church must return to the style, methods, and approaches... Read more
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