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Bread, Wonderful Bread

It’s the Christmas season and I will soon be baking for my neighbors. It’s my gift to them at Christmas time. What I bake takes a different twist every year. This year I’m thinking about bread. I love bread in every shape, size and flavor. Pumper...
6 December 2011
If God is in control, why do we evangelize?

Your experience in coming to understand the sovereignty of God in salvation is certainly not unique. Commonly, the first question a student asks when introduced to the truth of election is the one you raised: why does God's call us to evangelize g...
1 December 2011
Lies and Big Macs

One of the key doctrines of Christianity is that man is fallen. That is, man is spiritually dead. This is not to say that all men are as bad as they can be (obviously, some are more evil than others), just that man is not inherently good. Contr...
28 November 2011
Bible Misconceptions: Diminishing the Work of Messiah- Part 2

2 part disccusion on a CNN.com article entitled Bible has some shocking ‘family values', answering the claims that were made in it.
25 November 2011
Cooking in Cashmere

I had a moment of self-awareness yesterday. I’ve come to the conclusion that I am not a good decision maker. It isn’t that I can’t or won’t make a decision, but rather that I make really poor decisions. Even in the minor things, I can’t really see...
19 November 2011
Bible Misconceptions: Diminishing the Work of Messiah- Part 1

2 part disccusion on a CNN.com article entitled Bible has some shocking ‘family values', answering the claims that were made in it.
7 November 2011
20/20 (With Astigmatism)

I had my eye exam recently. I was only a year late. The last time I was there the doctor asked me, “Can you see anything out of your left eye?!” The answer is yes, but barely. For one thing, there is a big mysterious scar through my field of visio...
24 October 2011
Faith in Chairs

“Those who have faith need no explanation. For those who have no faith, no explanation is possible.” This quote has been borrowed and maligned by many an author but it is most often credited in this particular phrasing to John Stuart Mill, althoug...
8 October 2011
Tradition vs. Biblical Truth

Anytime we teach from the Bible, we take great care to distinguish between the traditions of men and the doctrines of God as revealed in His word. Jesus Himself condemned those who would teach the traditions of men as Biblical truth. Jesus said: ...
3 October 2011
Why did Jesus cause the fig tree to wither?

The events of the fig tree in Mark 11 are part of a larger narrative and must be understood in context. The context of Mark 11 is Jesus entering Jerusalem shortly before His crucifixion during the week of Passover. The nation of Israel had been of...
28 September 2011