An interesting post on stem cell research

I will be the first to admit I’m not very well informed on this issue, so it was interesting to read “The problem stems from ignorance“. He’s not actually taking a stand on stem cell research (so hackles down, everyone!), but pointing out the hypocricy in the way we pick one thing to be [...]

What do you do at stop lights?

I received an forwarded email from one of my friends just now that was better than the average forward (to start with, it wasn’t patently false and didn’t order me to send it on). It was a collection of word trivia and other random (but interesting) facts. This one caught my eye:
If you [...]

Lo-Fi Faith Meme

I don’t usually do memes (primarily because I rarely get tagged!) but Robert sent this one and I thought it was interesting.
1: List three (3) words that describe your faith.
Hungry. Growing. Inconsistent.
2: Describe a belief you are certain about and one with which you struggle.
I’m certain that God exists and cares for me, and that [...]

Christian Carnival CXXI (121)

It’s my privilege and joy to host this week’s edition of the Christian Carnival. Because there are a moderate number of eligible entries, I have listed all of them in the order I received them (in this case, good things come to those who don’t wait). Settle in for some good reading!
Rejoice always [...]

An awesome new tool for praying geeks

I’ve been part of the private beta for People2Pray for a while now, and I like it a lot.  So much that I really wanted to tell everyone about it (and get people I know to sign up for it), but since it was in private beta, that wasn’t really practical.  Happy me this morning [...]

Prairie chickens versus eagles

One of my favorite writers, Karen Hancock, started a blog recently, and I added it to my daily feed.  Some posts interest me more than others; I like her posts that kind of reveal the process behind the books (and now I have some clues as to what will happen in the next book!), but [...]

Questions about John 11

I was reading John 11 today (read it in The Message, NLT, NASB) and came across a few things that made me go “hmmm”:

What is Jesus talking about in verses 9 and 10? And how does it answer the question in verse 8? I have no idea.
I love Thomas’s respons in verse 16. [...]

“I’ll do anything!”

There’s this mission trip that my church conference is doing in March. It sounds pretty cool: they’ll be going to South America to meet both spiritual needs (by preaching and teaching) and physical needs (health care, etc.). I heard about it at a time when I was particularly open to “doing something for [...]

Understanding the Danish cartoons

Udland Jyllands-Posten’s culture editor, Flemming Rose, has penned an article called “Why I Published Those Cartoons“. This is a very good read and I highly recommend it. It is, of course, referring to the cartoons that have sparked such insanity in the Middle East. I learned a lot from the article that [...]

Experience Retreat Number Three

I’ve been kind of quiet lately because I’ve been processing. There’s so much to say and explain, and the more I think about writing it all out, the more overwhelming it seems. Those of you who have read this chronicle for a long time will know that my church, The Experience, has had [...]