Tag Archives: death

A Requiem for George:
A Tragic Cautionary Tale of Addiction #1

By | 5 Mar 2015
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My step-brother George passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. He was born just short of being exactly 3-years-to-the-day older than me, making him 64 at the time. George and I were not particularly close and had little in the way of common interests, though he helped Tess and me immensely by performing our home inspection before we… Read More »

Calvinism vs. Arminianism

By | 7 Jul 2014
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Jacobus Arminius and John Calvin image

Historically, one of the most destructive and divisive controversies within Protestantism has been between the followers of reformer John Calvin, a French theologian who lived from 1509-1564, and the adherents of Jacobus Arminius, a Dutch theologian who lived from 1560-1609. The name-calling and propagandizing against one another by these two groups has been damaging our unity of the… Read More »

Virgin Birth?

By | 20 Dec 2013
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Merry Christmas! As we navigate the hoopla inherent to the season when we celebrate Jesus’ incarnation as God-in-Sandals, the Pew Research Center took a poll of Americans concerning Christmas. One of the questions asked was, “Do you believe that Jesus Christ was born to a virgin, or don’t you believe this?” 73% of those responding responded affirmatively, 19%… Read More »

Acts of God — Not! #10:
When Disaster Strikes

By | 8 Jul 2013
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On June 30 of this year, 19 firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, an elite wilderness firefighting team fielded by the Prescott, Arizona Fire Department, died while fighting a wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona. They were caught out in the open when a sudden wind-shear reversed the course of the fire back towards them, overwhelming the team long before… Read More »

He is Risen! #1

By | 24 Apr 2011
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Happy Resurrection Day! Today we celebrate the anniversary of the single most significant event in the history of the world: the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. This is not a doctrine we believe lacking proof or despite evidence to the contrary, but it is an actual historical event which has been attested to by secular and… Read More »

Acts of God — Not! #9:
Temptations, Trials & Tribulations

By | 21 Feb 2011
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Over the last 9 posts, I’ve been making the case that God doesn’t go around killing Christ-followers, inflicting sickness and disease on them, and causing disasters. I hope to make this the final post in this series and to move on to other topics as the Lord leads. In this article, I want to address the issue of… Read More »