God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as Read more…
For all our friends in Oregon, who observed a total solar eclipse yesterday, this is what we saw in Texas: You can see that direct light of the sun shining through just on the edge of my head, but not when you block just a bit more of the sun: Read more…
The house we’re staying in has a cast iron pot with lid, so I got to bake a chicken, and came up with a lot of juice: chop fronds and hard parts of kale. Separate tender parts of kale leaves, and line the pot with them in multiple layers Cut Read more…
Joel and I had the pleasure of staying in a house with this doormat greeting us as we first walked in the doorː My immediate thought was that it was a relief to be staying with people who were so OK with their frailty that they would greet people with Read more…
Rather than waiting for some other reason to use this title, I’ll go with the end of the most recent Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: [contentcards url=”http://www.who.int/emergencies/ebola-DRC-2017/en/” target=”_blank”]
When looking up the latest on DRC elections forcast, I found the following post from yesterday on the Kofi Annan foundation’s website: [contentcards url=”http://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/supporting-democracy-and-elections-with-integrity/appeal-democratic-transition-drc/” target=”_blank”] This is in the context where questions of the possibility of an election are being raised on the basis of both violence and funding: [contentcards Read more…
I have found myself saying a number of times over the years, “I didn’t get into missions to do ___.” Fill in the blank with supervising other people, managing money, raising money, helping people get along with one another, keep my family in working electricity and water; there are so Read more…
Joel just finished reading the Lord of the Rings, and today he decided to put his love of fantasy into Lego. He had found kits online for $200+, but decided he could do it himself. Anyway, here he is, proud of his creations. For those that don’t remember Quickbeam, Read more…
Throughout most of my career as a linguist, I have enjoyed doing descriptive work. Practically, that means I describe what is found in languages, rather than prescribing what should be in a given language (as a teacher might). But descriptive work can also find itself set against more theoretical work. Read more…
I was asked this question in our home group recently, after a larger discussion on church discipline, and forgiving the repentant. I found a large number of documents online with various opinions. I read through the first nine that showed up on a google search, and summarized their positions below. Read more…
