In part 1, Without Grace, I explored through short prose and poetry, the opposition of works to grace. Now I want to turn to the conflict within even when grace is accepted. We are at battle within ourselves, “For the good I want, I do not do,but I practice the very evil that I do [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Grace- the conflict (part two)
Posted in General, Poem, tagged Poems on January 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the Stem
Posted in Creation Articles, General, tagged Creation Articles on January 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Without mincing words I move from the evidence for creationism to the ramifications for society of not accepting it in this 9th in a series article. You can read the article by clicking on At the Stem
The Mathmetician
Posted in General, Random thoughts, tagged Random thoughts on January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While I was administering a read aloud End of Course Test my thougths would wonder and gaze focus through the window to the dimly seen mountains in the distance while the student was considering and answering. This is a3 hour affair afterall: you, a student, a proctor, silence, no reading, no writing. One can understand [...]
Without Grace
Posted in General, Poem, tagged Poems on January 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are only two religions in the world: works and grace. Works has many denominations and sects all with a desire to be like God but without the power to do so (“God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” [...]
Word savvy (part 2)
Posted in General, God's Word, Random thoughts, Why?!, tagged God's Word, Random thoughts, Why?! on January 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
A second situation that prompted these thoughts happened last week over a period of nearly a week. One of my nephews drew fire over a blog entry that he had made. The opening salvo regarded whether Christmas has pagan or Christian origins. After 40 comments the discussion was moved over to a forum where two [...]
Word savvy (part 1)
Posted in General, God's Word, Random thoughts, Why?!, tagged God's Word, Random thoughts, Why?! on January 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was urging one of my sons the other day to read the Word of God regularly. “Why?”, he says, “I know what it says.” But there is a need in all of us to know and do the Word, as James 1:22-25 says, “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers [...]
Good memories and other reasons for THANKFULNESS 2007
Posted in General, Random thoughts, Sustaining, tagged Random thoughts, Sustaining on January 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Following are reasons and memories that cause me to be thankful and give praise to God for 2007 (in no other order than how they entered my mind)
good health, growth in my relationships with Beth and Laura and Ben, moving to my teaching position at the brand new Patton High, backpacking with Laura, family trip [...]
