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The Search for “Home”
I met with a former student today and we caught up on life. Over the years I have gained a deep appreciation for all the streams of Christianity that have come through the centuries, so when I see people exploring streams other than the one they grew up in, I’m interested. He has reached a point in his life where…
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Faith in the Public Square
Apparently Brit Hume stepped into a firestorm a week ago on a news show. He recommended that Tiger Woods actually consider Christianity. Since that time, Hume has apparently been vilified all over the media and blogososphere. This column pointed out some of the fallout, then raised the idea that maybe we should, indeed, talk about faith. One of the main…
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Stuck in an Elevator
This was a first. My wife and I were visiting our youth pastor in the hospital who had just had her baby. On the way up, the elevator got stuck. The college I went to had the oldest elevators on the planet, I’m sure. But I never got stuck on those old beasts. It was an incredibly odd feeling. First…
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Book Review: Enjoying Prayer
One of my heroes in the faith is Calvin Olson. Calvin was a missionary to southern Asia for many years. When I knew him he was retired as a missionary and traveled throughout our state with our district superintendent to conduct monthly prayer and fasting days. Every fall prayer retreat before he passed away, you could find Calvin Olson there.…
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Does Capitalism Do Better With an Enemy?
There is a new book, among many to come, discussing the current financial collapse. This paragraph of the review stuck out to me: Once upon a time in America and Britain, he observes, “the jet engine of capitalism was harnessed to the ox cart of social justice, to much bleating from the advocates of pure capitalism, but with the effect…
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Heroes — and Post #500
According to WordPress, this is my 500th post. The count is a bit off due to migrating from Blogger, but I’ll take it. I wanted to write about heroes for this post. (I actually contemplated a post!) On New Year’s Day I was watching some of the Rose Parade. I’d say I watched all of it, but the telecasts are…
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Dadgum
I grew up 30 minutes from Lawrence, KS. Maybe it was proximity, or something else, but from my earliest memories I have loved Jayhawk basketball. My early memories were of Ted Owens and some very good teams. There were the bitter losses to Missouri and Kansas State. Then, there was the coming of Danny Manning. Larry Brown had come to…
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New Year… New Opportunities
I enter this year with hope, as always. I enter this year with plans, as always. Then, I look back on a year and realize… well… not many things may have ended up happening as planned. Consistency and intentionality are always key. This month begins a journey. The Lord has been challenging me on prayer and fasting, so I enter…
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Book Review: “Holy Spirit: Creative Power in Our Lives”
This review is on Holy Spirit: Creative Power in Our Lives by Dr. Lois Malcolm. Dr. Lois Malcolm has written a slim, accessible volume for anyone who is Trinitarian in their doctrine. I am a Pentecostal. Dr. Malcolm is a Lutheran professor at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. Her work is something that informs my Pentecostal mindset, theology and practice.…
