The clock is ticking down, Christmas is less than two weeks away and I haven't finished my shopping. Christmas gifts are on my mind.But Mark Daniels has been thinking about gifts that don't wear out or max out your credit or go out of style — spiritual gifts. Each day during Advent, Mark is ... Continue reading
The Nativity Story: Thumbs up
December 4, 2006 By
I've been wondering whether to go see The Nativity Story, the new movie that tells the story of Mary, Joseph and the birth of Jesus. My good friend Catez Stevens has answered the question: Go see it, she says! As I walked through supermarket aisles the day after seeing the film and looked at all ... Continue reading
Smorgasbord
September 9, 2006 By
It's time to browse an eclectic mix of posts from other bloggers, beginning with Ben Witherington, the New Testament scholar and jazz aficionado, who has penned a nice retrospective on jazz great John Coltrane: A very long time ago, 80 years, an African American was born in Hamlet, North Carolina, ... Continue reading
Smorgasbord
August 26, 2006 By
One of the benefits of the blogging phenomenon is that you are always just a click away from something really good. Here are a few of the posts from other bloggers that I've been reading this week. The Rev. Mark Daniels at Better Living is always worth reading. Mark's interests range from history to ... Continue reading
Joe Carter on certainty and doubt
August 17, 2006 By
Doubt is one of the greatest challenges to faith. We worship an unseen God, we live in the power of an unseen Spirit, we have been redeemed by a Jew who was executed and some say rose from the dead more than 2,000 years ago. And yet, despite the enormous challenges we finite creatures have in ... Continue reading
Turn: A review
June 5, 2006 By
The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, "Look, the Lamb of God!" When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus. Turning around, Jesus saw them following and asked, "What do you want?" They said, "Rabbi, where are ... Continue reading
Mark Daniels on immigration, Part 2
April 19, 2006 By
In his second post on How Christians Might Think About the Immigration Issue, Pastor Mark Daniels focuses on the biblical concept of justice. In this series of posts, Mark is trying to lay a foundation of principles that will help us approach the immigration debate, and relate to the illegal ... Continue reading
Mark Daniels on immigration
April 17, 2006 By
My good friend and fellow blogger Mark Daniels (Better Living) is beginning a series of posts he is calling How Christians Might Think About the Illegal Immigration Issue. Mark has a good head on his shoulders, so I'm sure this series is going to be worth reading. He seems to be approaching this ... Continue reading
