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« Previous EntriesExploring, “The Shack”-13- Meeting of Hearts
Thursday, October 30th, 2008There are two pieces I want to raise out of this chapter.
First, God corrects Mack on a point that is very important to understand. Listen to this quote, “Mack, just becuase I work incredible good out of unspeakable tragedies doesn’t mean I orchestrate the tragedies.”
Would Jesus Digg It?- 10- Is Halloween Good, Bad, or Indifferent?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008Let’s go ahead and take it on, the issue that stirs controversy every year. What should Christians do with Halloween?
Do we avoid any association with it at all costs? It’s origins are rooted in a pagan festival that involved lots of dark and nasty stuff. Some of the imagery still associated with it (ghosts, witches, [...]
Saturday Thoughts on Prayer- Too Busy to Pray, Too Busy Not to Pray
Saturday, October 25th, 2008I walked into the office this morning and opened my email first- mistake. Oh my goodness, I thought, what I guessed would be a nice Saturday morning of putting little touches on things all of a sudden would be one where some things would have to be put off.
I’m so busy, I better get going. [...]
Exploring, “The Shack”- 12- All Roads Lead to. . ., I Like Jesus But Not the Church (and more)
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008This is another chapter with a lot of great stuff packed in-
There’s a great discussion of how we deal with darkness, how we keep it inside because we think it’s safer there, that we’re best equipped to deal with it, while we would be far better off letting others, and especially God, in to free [...]
Would Jesus Digg It- 9- “Snow Angels” and Dark Movies
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008My wife and I love movies. Our subscription to Blockbuster’s movie service is one piece of sanity for us in the midst of life with three kids and churchwork. So we watch quite a few movies, including some that may be a little edgier. I do that for quite a few reasons.
One we recently watched [...]
Saturday Thoughts on the Poor and Politics
Saturday, October 18th, 2008How do we deal with poverty?
Everyone wants to end poverty. It’s one of those bad things out there that everyone agrees is bad. Same goes for famine, war, disease, pollution, teenage pregnancy, and many other societal problems. If it was simple to end these things, it would have happened a long time ago.
The question for [...]
Exploring, “The Shack”- 11- Here Come Da Judge
Thursday, October 16th, 2008This chapter delves into the heart of the main issue in the book- judging a God who allows evil. Mack comes before a presence, a beautiful presence, which he does not quite understand, but who thrusts him into a judgment seat. Is he on trial?
No, he is in fact the judge. She places before him [...]
Would Jesus Digg It?- 8- The Video Game Revolution
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Video games are a hard one for me. I’m kind of on the cusp with them. I grew up in the first generation to really play video games from the time we were little kids. Not the kind of video games out there now, but definitely a step past pong. The generation that began to [...]
Hosting Question of the Week
Monday, October 13th, 2008First of all, we want to apologize to any of you who have tried to connect to faithemergence.com over the past two weeks and haven’t been able to. We’ve been having consistent problems with our host’s server being down over the past 10 days to two weeks. We’ve had way too much downtime and it’s [...]
Saturday Thoughts on Making Decisions (Even in tims of Financial Crisis!)
Saturday, October 11th, 2008In times like these, we face many decisions, and many of them are quite difficult. What do we cut from the budget? If there isn’t much to cut from the budget, how do we move forward? What job do I take? If I’m unhappy at my job, do I take a risk in moving on? [...]
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