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iMortal
This week we saw the passing of Steve Jobs. Without doubt he achieved remarkable feats in technology, business, his career and social change. I admire much of what he did with his 56 years. He was a man who was productive and focused. I own several Apple products. However, it has been [...]
Breaking Down Discrimination
We have heard that the path to God is ‘narrow’. In the OT, the path to salvation was restrictive. While God laid out a path through his chosen people, the Jews created artificial restrictions which effectively eliminated many people’s hope. They set up discriminating systems that put God in a box and elevated [...]
Our Promised Future?
As the technology age dawned, our social future looked bright. We were ‘promised’ prosperous times with satisfying jobs, lives of leisure and flying cars. Yet, more than ever, polls show that society believes we are on the wrong track. Violence, selfishness and uncertainty has increased depression, dispair and suicide. Something is very wrong. It feels [...]
His weakest moment
It’s a funny thing about life. It’s easy to judge someone… until you know them. We were living in close quarters and he really got under my skin. He wasn’t likeable like the others were. He didn’t go with the flow. He wasn’t fun to be around. He had issues. And he annoyed me. It [...]
Heart Matters
When I purchased my last car (a Mazda 6) there was a tense battle between my head and my heart. My heart wanted the luxury model with leather seats, sunroof and Bose sound system. My head said the mid-range classic version was better economic value. In the end, my head won. The 6 is a [...]
Hope for Homosexuals
In the last blogging segment I wrote a post called “Straight Talk about Gay Guys”, trying to touch on the issue of homophobia in our local churches and in ourselves. The topic of homosexuality—both gay and lesbian—is uncomfortable for many of us. But it won’t go away, and it’s probably closer to home than most [...]
Doubt: A Self Examination
This quote from Tim Keller’s The Reason for God has really challenged my thinking over the past two weeks: “A faith without some doubts is like a human body without any antibodies in it. People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do [...]
Straight Talk about Gay Guys
He was massaging my scalp and crooning a love song, twirling just a little in his high heels. My hairdresser, that is. Hot numbers from the karaoke all-time favourites list are his specialty. To make conversation I asked if he had ever performed in public (I meant outside of the hair salon). He confessed that [...]
What’s Your Style?
I worked part-time in a department store during my seminary years. The store promoted clothing from Ralph Lauren and other brands, with glossy posters and creative displays. Each brand presented a certain “look” to attract the customer. I soon became aware of the value of style. What is style? Style (from “stylus” or pen) [...]
Sexual Detox
I recently read Tim Challies’ little book Sexual Detox, which is a great help for Christian men in our pornified culture. The book includes a sobering description of the nature and effects of pornography and masturbation, an overview of God’s plan for sex and sexuality, and practical advice for detox for husbands and men in [...]
When Pain Gives Way To Pleasure
Without a doubt the hardest thing about moving from ‘obesity’ to ‘healthy’ was changing the kind (and no doubt quantity) of food I consumed. No amount of weights, running, exercise or sports will make up for a person who has an appetite like the whale that swallowed Jonah. So when my health campaign began, I [...]
Descending to the dungeon
The great English Baptist, Charles Spurgeon, loved to allude to his second favourite book in his writing and preaching. One such allusion is found in Spurgeon’s statement below: “There are dungeons underneath the Castle of Despair as dreary as the abodes of the lost, and some of us have been in them.” Some of you [...]
