Archives for February 2014

Bearing in mind my conviction that “Thou must not be overly dogmatic” when it comes to eschatological interpretations, I dare now to venture some ideas about how to interpret one of the most difficult verses in Jesus’s Olivet Discourse: “Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all has taken place” (Luke 21:32; see also M...

Have you ever heard of Jenny Geddes? Her story is worth remembering. If fact, it is one of my favorites from church history....

You may be one of those people who leaps out of bed and greets the cold February morning with a shout of glory - if so, I have a real problem with you…just kidding! But I am definitely not that sort of person. I come from a species of mammal closely related to the sloth. That means I require lots of help first thing in the morning (thank you, Peets Coffee). My eng...

How many times have you looked at someone else’s suffering and thought, “How on earth do they keep going? I wouldn’t survive a day in that job, or with those disabilities, or with that many kids!” Then, after marveling at their endurance, you look at your own life and feel like the most miserable, sniveling excuse for a Christian ever to disgrace ...