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Social Justice vs Relational Justice

A friend recently sent me an article called Is Social Justice Just Ice? by Marvin Olasky (editor-in-chief of World magazine and an elder of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Austin, among other things) in which he argues that true Biblical justice is “interpersonal rather than collective” – or, in other worlds, “relational” vs social.

On [...]

The Eclipse of Christ in Eschatology: Toward a Christ-Centred Approach

To begin with, I am back from conquering the Sawtooth Wilderness (at least the East to West approach) – it was a great trip full of adventures and beautiful scenery. Lord willing I will try to upload some pictures tonight or Saturday at the latest.

Until then, I would like to introduce you [...]

Three Days, 20 Miles and a Big Mountain

By the time you read this, I will be about 10 miles into the backcountry of the Sawtooth Wilderness.

The crazy thing is that I will also have about 10 more miles of trail ahead of me before the return to civilization. Yelp – I’m attempting a 20 mile backpacking trip across the [...]

Culture and Historical Context (ie. Biblical Hermeneutics)

It was too sad to be funny – and too true.

You see, last week I was talking to a bunch of guys about the rapture (yelp, that can of worm) and I mentioned some culture and historical references that the 1st century church in Thessalonica would have known about concerning Paul’s statements. [...]

The Men of Issachar (1 Chronicles 12:32)

Someone should host a “Top Ten Most Misused Bible Verse” competition, ‘cause 1 Chronicles 12:32 would be right up there near the top!  32 men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what Israel should do—200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command;

Humor aside (or attempts thereof) – I am tired [...]

Why Must We Plan Out The “End Times”?

Grrrr… How’s that for a starting place?

People through out history have tried to ‘plan’ out the ‘end of the world’ either through Biblical prophecy, Mayan calendars, scientific studies or pure random guesses. It seems that we NEED to know when the world is going to end so that we plan out our [...]

Star Trek: 11

I finally got the chance to watch the newest Star Trek movie – and it is sweet!The way they introduced the characters while keeping the basic personality of each one was awesome. By the end of the movie I was jumping up and down in my seat trying to maintain a Vulcan like appearance [...]

Godly Conflict

I have been part of a men’s bible study for the past few years. This is exceptional in that I have wanted to quit going many, many times over the years.

You see, this group is unlike any other bible study I’ve ever been a part of – or heard about. Instead of [...]

Re-creating Memories

It is amazing how busy life can get.

You get up, go to work, come home, eat, maybe do some odd jobs, and then crash. Day in and day out.

Sunday evening was shaping up to be like that – but then my lovely bride stepped in and created a whole new experience. [...]

You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased…

In the beginning of Mark, Jesus goes down to the Jordan River to be baptized by John the Baptist. Right as He was coming up out of the water, a voice calls out from the heavens: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased."

Pretty familiar text, right?

Well, I just learned [...]