Our oneness with Christ is not just theology; it is the primary reality of life. This wonderful union is not just theory; it is the outrageously good news. This intimate connection is not just a sterile fact; it is the fountainhead of living water that issues from within us as rivers of living water. I… Read More »
Blog Post – 48 – STABBED IN MISSISSIPPI
The year: 2013. The location: Biloxi, MS. The occasion: on the way home from an Alabama family reunion. I was determined to do some fishing off a pier in the Gulf. I got a bite and jerked my fishing rod a little too enthusiastically—launching the catfish toward me at the speed of light. One of… Read More »
Blog Post – 47 – The Frog-Grabbing Gig
Are you ready for a ribbiting bullfrog story? Traditional frogging is carried out with a three-pronged spear called a frog gig. My dad and I employed a more sporting and humane version. We were kinder, gentler sportsmen. Dad and I would quietly slip into our flat-bottom aluminum boat at night. Bullfrogs would be sitting along… Read More »
Blog Post – 47 – Slip Slidin’ Away
You have, no doubt, heard the expression “keeping up with the Joneses.” That is exactly how I got a part-time job once. Let me explain. When I was attending seminary in Mill Valley, California, I was hired as a gardener by a commercial airline pilot and his wife. Everyone in his upscale Sausalito neighborhood had… Read More »
The Skittish Squirrel in Bear Country
One beautiful fall afternoon several years ago, I was watching a Baylor Bear football game from Row 67 at Floyd Casey Stadium. Row 67 was the top row—where the breeze was best and the crowd was the sparsest. Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of a squirrel darting toward my feet. About two yards before reaching… Read More »
If I Had a Hammer–Oh, I Do
When I was in Jr. High, we had 36 acres near Waco. We had 15 to 20 cattle, and Dad decided to build a barn. There were two old, dilapidated houses on the property. I saw pathetic structures ready to be burned; my father saw lots of free lumber—seasoned 2x4s and 1x12s. To build our… Read More »
Blog Post – 44 – We Do Need to Magnify the Devil for God’s Sake
Does God’s goodness need to be defended? No question—it should be celebrated. It should be joyfully testified to with grateful hearts. It should be recognized and serve as a guiding theme throughout all our theological beliefs and assertions. Defending the goodness of God with a heart of love, in order to combat the deistic or… Read More »
Blog Post – 43 – More Who Than What?
Is your faith more of a commitment to a doctrinal stance, or a personal relationship with the Trinity that your doctrine is still catching up with? If you are more dependent on your belief system than on relationship, you become overprotective of every single ingredient in your belief system. If you lose a pillar, the… Read More »
Blog Post – 42 – Co-Think with God
If you think about it, our thinking is never an independent activity. What we think with is a gift from God. We have been forever incorporated into the fellowship of the Trinity. We do not do independence. Independence—like separation—is an illusion. All thinking is co-thinking with God. Our thought lives are an entire, unrecognized arena… Read More »
Blog Post – 41 – Unafraid to Think?
Inside or outside of the Rethink Tank, who you think you are will determine how—and what—you think. Can you be trusted to think freely, or must you be ultra-careful? How warped is your mind? How twisted is your heart? Is your heart deceitful above all else and wicked beyond cure? Believing this would cause anyone… Read More »
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