That’s a phrase we hear often. Speaking the truth in love. Maybe it’s just me but whenever I hear someone say that, they almost never (in my estimation) are truly speaking out of love. Or if it is love, it is an abstract sort of love. “Because I love humankind, I’m saying this…” “Because I […]
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Who Wins?
It is not unusual where I live to see “love wins” decals on cars. Yesterday I saw a “truth wins” decal. We talk a lot about winning. Think for a moment how often we frame things in terms of winner and losers. Why is winning so important? What do you think? Does this really need […]
Reading Job Literally but not Historically
Some would argue that the story of Job actually happened. There was a person named Job to whom a series terrible tragedies occurred and the book of Job accurately tells us his story. Some would say that Job is a thought experiment. It was written to explore the idea of how God is at work in the world. Some would […]
The End,The Beginning.
Over the next few days Christians will be reading and listening to some well-known Bible stories. Some will hear these stories and wonder, Did this really happen? How can this be true? virgin births, moving stars, angels, magi…. Friends, this Christmas season let me suggest something. Don’t worry about the question, did it happen? Ask […]
Did It Happen?
Is “Exodus” historically accurate? That is a question I will need to address on Sunday morning. I lead an adult Bible study at my church and we are beginning a study of the book of Exodus. When we begin to study a new book of the Bible, I start with one class on the book itself- its historical […]
Truth is power?
Last week I wrote,”We think truth is power.” I’ve been waiting for someone to question this statement, but you are a polite bunch, not prone to giving me a hard time about what I write- even if I deserve it. When I typed that statement,”We think truth is power” , I stopped and thought, “Really? […]
Truth and true things
There’s one in every family, and in my family, I’m it. There’s always one person who knows what’s going on. One who decides the schedule, keeps the calendar, makes the to do lists and gets the “to dos” done. It’s part of being human, I think, to want to find and create order, to organize […]
