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Bible League Africa: Day One
In the coming days I’ll be sharing with you my personal journal about a life changing trip I took to Ethiopia with the Bible League. I know these journals will encourage your faith. Please read and share. Thank you! Bible League Ethiopia Trip (Monday) Last night I slept like a grandfather clock, waking up on […]
Apple Finally Admits to Big Problem with Chargers!
Tech insiders were caught off guard this morning when Apple’s CEO Tim Cook used the first day of April to call an unexpected press conference. It seems after months and even years of behind the scenes speculation, Apple has finally come clean on why most of their computer, iPhone and iPad chargers have an alarmingly […]
So You’ve Been Caught Sinning: Now What?
So You’ve Been Caught Sinning Sin is bad. The way we respond to sin is sometimes even worse. The Bible is replete with many big picture examples of how people poorly respond to being caught in sin. The following are some of the worst and best ways we deal with sin. We Hide When we […]
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes: Retold by Doug Bursch
Some people have theme verses. Hans Christian Andersen’s The Emperor’s New Clothes is one of my theme children’s stories. I remember loving this story so much that I picked it as my favorite fable in second grade. As part of a class project, we were supposed to dress up like the main character of our […]
The Christian Internet: New Celebrity Popes, Priests and Pastors
My adolescence occurred before the internet age. Consequently, my first interactions with social media were unencumbered by the need for reliable wifi. Instead of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or that other network we use to avoid our mothers, I had less accessible platforms for interaction, such as the bathroom stall wall of a public restroom. […]
Craig DesJardins Thematic Bible Reading Plan (2015)
Here is a great thematic Bible reading plan lovingly prepared by Craig Desjardins and printed with his permission. Enjoy a really powerful way to read your way through the Bible. 2015 Thematic Single Sheet 2015 Bible Reading Calendar
High Praise for the 5th Avenue Theatre’s A Christmas Story: The Musical
The Holidays are a whirlwind of busyness. Consequently, I don’t have much spare time to write this review. Thankfully, I don’t really need to write that much to fully communicate what I thought of the 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of A Christmas Story: The Musical. So here I go with as few words as possible… […]
Essential Foundations for the Study of Christian Theology
The following are two essential foundations for the study of Christian theology: A Theology of Presence Christian theology must be rooted in the abiding presence of God. Theology done well flows from authentic relationship. God speaks, God moves, God leads and we respond. Christian theology is initiated by our resurrect Christ through the guiding power of […]
Clay Days
Clay Days by Doug Bursch Our tomorrows are clay men waiting for the breath of God. Someday God will choose to withhold His breath from the timetable of humanity. Until then, we take this enlivened day as a gift. The dust has been formed and animated by the breath of God. So we sing, dance, […]
The Masculinity Myth: The Real Reason Men Don’t Go to Church
(This was originally posted in The Evangelical Pulpit at Patheos) The Masculinity Myth: The Real Reason Men Don’t Go to Church Today during worship, we were singing a song about God being our loving Father. As we sang, I realized it was the kind of song manly-men Christian pastors hate. It’s the sort of song […]