We watched a sobering documentary called “Generation Wealth” last night. It is a follow up to a project done by a photographer where she had photographed some of the wealthy students in Los Angeles in the 80’s, then followed up with them to see what life looks like now. In…
Category: Discipleship
My (not) 25th Wedding Anniversary
It just dawned on me that today would have been my 25th anniversary, had I not escaped from years of mistreatment. As I was going through the separation that she transferred to a divorce, I was counseled by a man who warned me that I would suffer regrets for the…
You Can’t Handle the Glory!
Our church is three weeks in on a series of the book of Revelation. If you live in the Des Moines area, and are looking for a good church, I strongly suggest you check out Valley.church in West Des Moines at the corner of Fuller Road and Mills Civic Parkway.…
The Line in the Sand: Intro
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I’ve lost track of whether I discussed this here or over on Gab, so lucky you, I’m going to give a condensed version of events to lead up to a recent conversation. I was an elder at a close-knit church for four years but was ready to step down after…
Ex Nihilo and the LGBT+ Charade: Part 2 of 2
Oh, you returned! If you haven’t already read part 1, I encourage you to do so, as this recap will be enough to get you pointed in the right direction, but can’t replace the sort of context you would get by just reading the earlier post. I set the stage…
Ex Nihilo and the LGBT+ Charade: Part 1 of 2
I have a tendency at times to start noting coorelations between disparate matters. It may be that I am seeing things that aren’t really there, but I don’t think so. I have been accused of confusing correlation with causation before, and will try not to make that error, if indeed…
Ray Nickel
I just ran across something my mother wrote, I believe in 2009, for my uncle’s funeral. This is the same uncle who wrote A Hatched Egg And A Planted Potato and who I wrote about in my post The House Of Mourning And Of Feasting. Ray Nickel was the oldest…
AiG Roadtrip Day 2: The Ark Encounter
We got up bright and early on Thursday to go see the lifesize reproduction of the Ark of Noah. Much like the Creation Museum, you see a few signs to point you in the right direction, but when you get there, the entrance sign almost comes as a surprise. You…
AiG Roadtrip Day 1: The Creation Museum
We returned yesterday from a trip to northern Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati. Where have you heard that before? Well if you subscribe to the one-minute-per-day podcast of Ken Ham, he mentions the location of their facilities regularly. We had eleven in our group, including my parents and my sister…
Is your pastor a scoffer? Allow an apostle to define the term before you answer.
2 Peter 3 This is now the second letter that I am writing to you, beloved. In both of them I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder, that you should remember the predictions of the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through…