I have probably read 30-40 books in 2006 – fiction, non-fiction, Biblical commentary, the Bible itself, and aside from the Bible, one I would place at the top of the list to recommend is Dr. Brad Young’s Jesus the Jewish Theologian. Young has commented that too often the modern Church has so emphasizes faith [...]

In 2007, our church will be going through the Bible in 365 days. Last year in the first quarter, the emphasis was on reading through the Bible in 90 days, linearally, cover-to-cover. While I fell behind a bit in February, the plane ride to Istanbul got me caught up, and I was able [...]

One of my favorite parts of the Christmas Story in Luke (also one of the parts not completely ruined by the traditional/Lutheran view of Christmas) is the story of Simeon and Anna – who were most likely associated with the Essene sect of Judiasm. It is found in Luke 2:21-38 -
On the eighth day, [...]

I’ve had a few days off here, training our new dog, Moses, an Old English Mastiff. During this week, I’ve also had the time to work on a project I’ve been mulling for awhile – Sliced Laodicea. Basically, it is a website that is a catalog of blog articles which deal with [...]

A good friend of mine who produces all sorts of cool video, techo-stuff (and who hosts my websites) put together a cool video for his church that I find truly amazing (in a good sense of the word…)
Nice job, Zach!

Several weeks ago I saw some parody videos like the one below (based on the Mac vs. PC ads). Personally, while I thought there were some good points made, the faults in the subject of the parody (the ‘Mac’ guy cannot help but seem smarmy and somewhat condescending) are apparent in the parody, as [...]

This is a great question asked – and answered – by Russ over at Russ’ Ramblings.
I’ve been mostly out of the writing loop for the past several days with some sick kids, but things seems to be settling down here. Give Russ a read – it’s a great article!

Here’s an interesting link from an anonymous commenter on While Rome Burns.
Slice O’ Laodicea
I’ve not read it in depth yet, but just from a quick perusal, it seems to be a parody of much higher quality than its original, despite some crudity. It kind of begs the question, which is more offensive – crude [...]

Tonight at sundown, the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins.  May God grant His blessings on my numerous Jewish friends as they celebrate this holiday that has been observed since 165 BC, and would have been observed by Jesus, as well.
Sadly, most Christians know very little of this celebration, as its origins were in the [...]

Finally!  I see someone must have gotten an advance copy of Johnnie Mac’s ‘The Truth War’ (or seen enough excerpts to know what it will be).  Somehow, though, I suspect that others will disagree with the assessment.  The Cerulean Sanctum also has some worthwhile questions on the upcoming book…