What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? (Romans 7:24 NIV) Ray Kurzweil intends to live forever. He is attempting to travel across a boundary in time that he calls the “singularity.” By anyone’s definition, Ray Kurzweil is a genius. At the age of 13 he turned some
Month: March 2008
Book recommendation: Who Stole My Church?
I recently received an advance copy of Gordon MacDonald’s new book, Who Stole My Church? What to Do When the Church You Love Tries to Enter the 21st Century, from Thomas Nelson publishers. I was happy to receive a book from my friend, Gordon MacDonald, but this title surprised me a bit. It certainly seemed
Jesus, baptism, and live colored Easter chicks
“When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. It was a spiritual procedure—the cutting away of your sinful nature. For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to a new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised
Suffering and strawberry milkshakes
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Hebrews 12:2 KJV) On our way to Dr. Johnson’s office in my dad’s big Buick, Dad glanced
Cliff diving and the fear of rejection
"Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe" (Proverbs 29:25 NIV). Some years ago, when I was young and foolish (or should I say more foolish) I found myself standing on a tall cliff overlooking South Holston Lake with a couple of my best buddies.