How I tried to act intelligent and demonstrated otherwise … Several years ago, I was asked to be a group leader at our church’s annual men’s retreat. The retreat that year invited men from another nearby church. Part of my Biblical Studies degree at Biola included two years of New Testament Greek. I remember the … Read more
I’ve just added a new category for Men’s Ministry with links to two sources of discipleship ministries for men. Patrick Morley, (Man in the Mirror), has a weekly Bible Study that is broadcast every Friday morning. Past videos and audio files are available through the link. Band of Brothers is a Friday morning gathering of … Read more
At an Orange County Multimedia Association (OCMMA) meeting a few years ago, several members gave a report on the E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo) they had just attended in LA. One of the demos they saw was of “Spore,” an evolution simulation video game that was under development. In this game, you could create your … Read more
While Lynda and I were in Barnes and Noble last evening and I was on my usual path to the computer section, my attention was drawn to a prominently displayed book. It was a bright red book titled The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, by Bobby Henderson. It was rather obvious that it was … Read more
There is a growing surge of books backing a movement toward the abolition of religion, especially Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It is claimed in one of these books that prayer has been scientifically tested in blind tests and has failed. I contend that the nature of answered prayer is such that no program of unbiased … Read more
[Note: before reading this, please review my “cavaet” under Pages in the column on the right.]> Observations about Life Groups The following are general observations on my part and are not intended to represent any specific people I know. Not every characteristic fits neatly and exclusively within a single life group. 1. Out of High … Read more
I began reading The Da Vinci Code the other day. Since we’ll be discussing it in the Tipping Point Sunday School class over the next few weeks, I needed to read it first hand. … Would I recommend it? I’m torn here. So I need to qualify my answer.
