Christ is risen, indeed! |
A story is told about the waning days of the Soviet Union in which a Communist party official boasts of the great success of communism and its victory over human delusions such as religion. Afte... Posted by on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:09:00 GMT |
Its No Secret |
Schools are back in session, with all the hubbub of getting new books, clothes, and filling the calendar with related activities. It's also a new season of activity for the Church, offering fresh opp... Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:57:00 GMT |
Seeing Jesus |
SEEING JESUS Charlie Trimble, who invented one of the first hand-held GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) devices, told about traveling in Africa on the road coming north out of... Posted by on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:26:00 GMT |
Reflections on Virginia Tech |
The recent Oscar-nominated movie, Blood Diamond, is a powerful movie about good and evil set in the Sierra Leone civil war in 1999. It isn't for the squeamish. L... Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:26:00 GMT |
The Jesus Family Tomb: Shall We Cancel Easter? |
Shall we cancel Easter?
I remember an apocryphal story about a famous modern theologian being called by the Vatican. He was told that the bones of Jesus had been discovered, and the Pope was wo... Posted by on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:04:00 GMT |
How to Put Christ Back in Christmas |
This is a hot topic this time of year, and has become even more so as the culture wars have heated up over whether it is okay to even say "Merry Christmas" in a retail store, lest s... Posted by on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:26:00 GMT |
FUTBOL! |
I love futbol, or soccer as we call it here, and I look forward with delight to each World Cup -- the world's greatest sporting event. The great thing about the World Cup is that politics, economi... Posted by on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 10:43:00 GMT |
A Modest Contribution to Changing the World |
Acouple of years ago I was involved in the long process of restoring a church building and it was a challenge. We had to meet in temporary quarters for 18 months, and set up and tear down each w... Posted by on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:18:00 GMT |
DaVinci Code, Harry Potter, & Narnia |
Yarn Weaving and the Fabric of ImaginationThe human mind is a wonderful creation and is capable of great ideas and small. Ideas are behind every cultural shift, whether in the form that leads to an i... Posted by on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 08:48:00 GMT |
Cartoons and Buffoons |
From amusing to alarming, the stories of rioting around the globe by Muslims upset by cartoons featuring Mohammed increase.
One such crowd in northern Nigeria, where I have friends, burned several chu... Posted by on Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:22:00 GMT |