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…we begin to dance. This is an analogy, of course, and so it only imperfectly reflects the way in which God saves us. But it’s helpful in getting at the question we’re presently wrestling with. Would any of those who were finally won over to God’s music be inclined to…

…I was so sore I had trouble getting out of bed – a nice reminder that I’d indeed turned 50.) The guys in my small group have formed a tongue-in-cheek band called NDY (for “Not Dead Yet”) and the performing band let us get up on stage and play a…

…the world is an oppressed place where things sometimes go tragically wrong and focus all of our mental and physical energy turning from our self-centered ways to carry out God’s will “on earth as it is in heaven.” That, after all, was what Jesus was getting at in Luke 13:1-5….

…as how the impression that the mighty U.S. has been defeated might embolden Islamic extremists, etc.) Now, I could be dead wrong about everything I just said in the previous paragraph. Perhaps there are factors I haven’t given sufficient weight to in my assessment about the U.S. getting into this…

…to get her to pursue a higher degree in theology, but she (somewhat to my chagrin) decided her calling was medicine. After graduating with a 4.0 she went on to Medical School and of course blew away the competition, getting one of the highest score in the country on her…

…and many others joined him. He ended up getting more money back than was cut! Thousands of people were fed who otherwise would have gone hungry. Here’s a beautiful example of what can happen when we enter into solidarity with those on the loosing end of injustice — as Tony…

…over the last several decades. They’re loosing their counter-cultural emphasis and becoming “Americanized” and “mainstreamed” (as various people told me). Consequently, many Mennonite leaders are getting involved in partisan politics in a way that goes against the Mennonite tradition. While Evangelicals tend to be co-opted by Right Wing politics, these…

…Bible teach that when two people engage in sexual intercourse, they become “one flesh.” Jesus says, “they are no longer two, but one.” And “what God has joined together, no one should separate” (Mt 19:5-6). Intercourse clearly involves much more than two people getting physically intimate with each other. God…

…I’m going to be just fine in a few days. And I realize there are millions of people around the globe who are, at this very moment, experiencing much more misery than I am and who have no hope of getting out of it. When I use my little slice…

Greg posted that the launch date for the new CVM site has been delayed a couple months. I thought (as Greg’s “lens truth master”) I’d give you insight into the delay and what Greg’s been busy doing. He’s been BONO-fide! Here he is with his lovely wife, Shelley, getting ready…

…much for getting that nice long sleep! Greg you owe me!!! ;) (For all you medical people out there, I understand that you might think that using a hotel room as an ER in the middle of the night in Mexico is a little stupid, so here’s my disclaimers–I put…

…on in that horrible messy room of his. GB is notorious for getting 3-4 hours of sleep per night, and using the rest of the night to write. He should use the rest of the night to rest…but he doesn’t. Greg, turn the light off and GO TO BED!!! BUG!…

…story of the flood. He’s demonstrating how hopelessly screwed up the human race was getting to justify God sending a flood and starting over with Noah’s family. As an interestingly aside, many ancient cultures have stories of semi-divine warriors who fought in the past (e.g. the Titans). Many people argue…

…a more literal application. We first find this literal application in the Genesis 6 account of the “sons of God” taking wives from the “daughters of human beings” and begetting Nephilim (giants). Heiser marshals a number of convincing arguments against those who try to argue that the “sons of God”…

Hello friends, I plan on getting back to the problem of violence in the Old Testament soon, but today I want to share a marvelous experience I had last week. About eight months ago I spoke at a conference at Hesston college (a Mennonite college) on faith and politics (I…

Hi folks, Hope you’re all enjoying the Holiday season. I am quite a bit, largely because (you guessed it) I’ve been enjoying my study of the Middle Platonist philosopher Plutarch. Where Mr. Magoo failed, Plutarch succeeded! Heh, we all have our own way of “getting into the Holiday spirit.” What…

…good laughs and I learned a good bit about what’s going on behind closed doors in the Obama administration. Around 2:00 AM I finally got tired and ended up getting a refreshing 5 hours of sleep, dreaming about screaming young Mennonites jumping up and down to rock music. Peace Greg…