Panes of Glass

Julie and I went to see Ben Stein’s Expelled tonight, and we both loved it. Expelled is perhaps the most entertaining film on science ever made. It was also very well balanced and thought provoking. Most interesting and entertaining of all was Richard Dawkins‘ (author of The God Delusion) admission towards the end of the film that a form of intelligent design (possibly aliens or Luke Skywalker’s great-great-grandchild) could be possible and that they really don’t know where life could have come from. (Another “scientist”’s assertion that life formed on the backs of crystals was a bit more ridiculous and entertaining.) (more…)

My verdict is still out, but these “Emergent-See Po-motivators” from Pyromaniacs are interesting for sure.

Thank you, Lord, for brothers
Who walk through thick and thin
With me, this drifting wanderer,
So in need of a good friend.

I talked with one such brother
Tonight about how our souls
Need your indwelling Spirit
To ignite our darkened coals.

You see, we’ve oft not listened
Nor hearkened to your voice
That all your Spirit’s whispers
Have ceased to be our choice.

Tonight, however, we chose
To hold each other true.
We won’t forget to listen
And cease to talk with You.

Born in utter sin
And full depravity,
Yet still you gave your Son
For the lives of him and me.

Jesus Christ, our Lord
Now sits enthroned on high!
We long to be there with Him
In the sweet by-and-by.

So fill us, Lord, we ask You,
With the Helper from your Son,
That we may walk forever
With you, the Holy One.

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Amen.

I was looking back through an old journal (from March, so not really that old) and found an interesting entry that I thought I would share. I had just read Luke 18:1-8 and wrote about faith. Here were my thoughts from that passage that day. (more…)

Should your religious beliefs be held privately, or should they be expressed and lived out publicly? I can’t imagine that anyone who has met the Lord would be able to hold it in, but having been raised as a Catholic, I can remember that many in the church did indeed keep their beliefs held very close. Well, it came as a surprise to me when I read that the pope said, “Any tendency to treat religion as a private matter must be resisted,” according to azcentral.com. I agree.

This is the sermon I will deliver to Artifact on Sunday, April 6, 2008.

Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
John 21:15

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