1. Where Are You?

    book
    01/08/19
    15 mins
    read
    By Walter Hwang
    I grew up playing baseball – mostly “street” baseball, with a bunch of friends. It was one of my passions in life.
    Where Are You?

  2. Identity, and the Self-Stories We Tell

    book
    11/15/18
    16 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    What does it mean to be a child of God and to carry his image? This is a theological question, but it is a question necessary for our self-understanding
    Identity, and the Self-Stories We Tell

  3. Whose Bones are Buried Beneath the Cross?

    book
    10/12/18
    11 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    Let’s take a walk together. And as we do, I’ll tell you a mystery.
    Whose Bones are Buried Beneath the Cross?

  4. I Do Not Complete Me

    book
    12/20/17
    13 mins
    read
    By Bonnie Petroschuk
    A friend of mine recently expressed to me his rather unique thoughts on Narcissus.
    I Do Not Complete Me

  5. Postmodernism, Charlottesville and the Hope to Come….

    book
    08/16/17
    15 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    "Are you Republican or Democrat?” “Liberal or conservative?” “Yankees or Red Sox?” “Star Wars or Star Trek?”
    Postmodernism, Charlottesville and the Hope to Come….

  6. What Lurked Beneath the Water Jesus Walked On?

    book
    04/01/17
    11 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    The God whose Spirit hovered over the face of the dark, formless, void waters of the infant creation, now walks upon the waters of the sea like a boss.
    What Lurked Beneath the Water Jesus Walked On?

  7. Animals Teach Us How to Read the Bible

    book
    11/06/16
    9 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    The church is God’s flock. Jesus is both a lion and a lamb. The zoo turns out to be as packed with theology as a seminary, if not more.
    Animals Teach Us How to Read the Bible

  8. Justification by Facebook

    book
    08/14/16
    10 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    We want people to notice us, know us, like us, or even hate us. Just please don’t ignore us. Social media is the ego’s dream come true.
    Justification by Facebook

  9. Dancing With The Spirit

    book
    08/08/16
    12 mins
    read
    By Bruce Hillman
    Years ago I picked up a used copy of Thomas Á Kempis’ Imitation of Christ at a second-hand bookstore.
    Dancing With The Spirit

  10. Cobwebbed Beauty

    book
    01/25/16
    8 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    She’s clad only in a white, wet, silk blouse, as if just caught in a downpour. Her back is slightly turned toward the camera, the curves of hip and breast beckoning the onlooker.
    Cobwebbed Beauty

  11. The Terrible Search

    book
    01/18/16
    13 mins
    read
    By Paul Dunk
    Recently at the Golden Globes, Jim Carrey took to the stage to present the award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Though his short, humorous speech got a lot of people laughing, I don't doubt that the poignancy of his words also got a lot of people thinking.
    The Terrible Search

  12. Singing the World into Being

    book
    11/05/15
    4 mins
    read
    By Chad Bird
    As C. S. Lewis, in "The Magician’s Nephew", has Aslan sing the world and all its beautiful intricacies into existence, so the Lion of the tribe of Judah, our Lord Jesus, hymns the heavens and earth into being.
    Singing the World into Being
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