The Intersection of Faith and Culture
Precursor: If you are reading this and happen to be a Scientologist taking a casual stroll through the paths of Google, let it be known that the author thinks Scientology is just the best. Really, it’s great, and really cool, and isn’t a cult or anything uncool like that, for […]
Psalm 34:22 “No one who takes refuge in Him will be condemned.” Some characters from the Bible are difficult to identify with. You may not feel the strongest connection to Samuel, Noah, or Job. But David is the Bible’s everyman. To the poor or the young, he is David the […]
So I’m up at Malibu Club, a Young Life camp, on the BC Coast this week, hanging with a bunch of high school kids from Arizona and Montana. One kid came up to me today and asked me to sit down with him. He mentioned that he had a hard […]
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” Romans 12:2 Much effort is required to rescue someone, say, from exploitation. Yet the rescue is just the beginning of a new journey. A longer process of healing is needed to lift psychological and emotional weights. This illustrates sanctification, the journey of […]
Do you need God to be good? I think a lot of Christians would quote something like Isaiah 64 on this one: “All our righteous acts are like filthy rags.” Or they might point to the words of Jesus to the Rich Young Ruler in Mark 10: “No one is good except […]
I am at a concert, but I am also at a worship service. The music is not religious, but it draws me in and I can’t help but want something with its source.