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  @bibledude giveaway marathon [the inklings of oxford]

  book reviews 13 comments

  I know that I must be loosing my mind, but I have a TON of stuff that I want to give away. I feel very fortunate that I have some great book publishers that like to send me stuff to review, but I don’t always have the bandwidth to dig [...]

   
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  [the story of God, the story of us] chapter 8: conceit

  bible literacy, spiritual practice, worldviews 3 comments

  “God’s beautiful gift of rest and freedom from the slavery of activity to which people seem prone to give themselves.” Gladding’s description of the Sabbath shakes me—a not so gentle rousing from the daze of default living. This autopilot lifestyle is one set on a collision course with death waiting [...]

   
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  what festivus should teach us about Christmas

  engaged in culture, worldviews 9 comments

  We all remember the classic Seinfeld episode when we learn about the Festivus tradition in George’s family. I still crack up at the extreme dysfunction of the Costanza family. Probably because we can easily relate to so many things that guys like George go through as we struggle to just [...]

   
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  [the story of God, the story of us] chapter 7: crown

  bible literacy, spiritual practice, worldviews 12 comments

  On Christmas Eve, in a dim corner of our Iowa home, I’ll light our Advent candle for the last time this year. For us, the waiting will be over. Our Prince of Peace has come. Our King of Kings has arrived. Our babe – the Messiah — has been born [...]

   
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  wednesday trendsday [google trends #9]

  creativity and art, worldviews 5 comments

  It’s time to submit your links again! Yep… I want to see all of the different perspectives on the latest Google Trends that you have! One of my favorite moments on a [wednesday trendsday] was when three of us all picked the same topic, but each had very different perspectives [...]

   
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  day of small beginnings [guest post from @justapen]

  engaged in culture, missions, worldviews 4 comments

  My wife is pregnant.  I’m told I have a grin on my face people can see a couple hundred miles away.  Now she’s not due until summer, and we’re still in the first trimester, but today is the day of small beginnings. I mean you don’t get much smaller than an embryo.  Mustard [...]

   
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  [the story of God, the story of us] chapter 6: conquest

  bible literacy, spiritual practice, worldviews 11 comments

  This is, by far, the hardest part of the story for me so far. The young girl’s question rings repeatedly in my head: How can a God of hesed love order the deaths of thousands? The old man has no answer – perhaps there is no answer. Or maybe the [...]