July 2009
3 posts
a lesson in history
hi out there. i’m gonna ask you to indulge me for a moment, to make a point about some recent events, and then tie it all together when we get to the end of this blog.
did you watch any of the british open? i admit i am close to being a golf addict, so i made sure i saw as much as my schedule allowed. for those who didn’t catch it, 59 year old tom watson (2 month’s shy of...
CAN IT GET ANY SCARIER ???
hi out there. i’m interested in your thoughts on the whole michael jackson thing. after a few weeks of media frenzy, i am at wits end. as i said in my title, i don’t know if it can get any scarier. have we come so far…or sunk so low…that the cultural focus (at least through the lens of the media)has been 24/7 coverage of all things michael jackson. not to speak ill of...
THE BEAUTY OF BAPTISM
hi out there. i’ve been doing some thinking lately on baptism. i know this means different things to different peoples and groups, and i’m not trying to be controversial, but i really think the picture of baptism (by immersion, following a personal committment to follow christ) is quite beautiful. now, the reason i suggest immersion is based in a number of scriptures. first of all...