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…But the Lord God…

My favorite theological phrase is really simple – just two little words. But God. The first time this phrase is used is in Genesis 3. Adam and Eve sinned and hid themselves from God. “But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are...

Communion Confession

Last night, we had communion at church. The church I went to was so big that each person has to go up to one of the many tables set up around the room and get the little bitty cracker and little cup of grape juice themselves. After you get your “communion...

Is this the dream?

It’s 8:53 at night. I’m sitting in a rocking chair, the only one in the room. The windows are open and the breeze cools the room, as Michael Bublé serenades me sweetly in the background. I’m flipping through pages of my own previous thoughts, working...

Shabbat, An Identity Crisis

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I work. A lot. I’m always either in class, doing homework, at one of my many jobs, or doing something else productive. Even in the summers, I’m productive 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year....

Starting Again…

A few years ago, I decided that I was going to read the entire Bible in a year. I may have gotten all the way to Judges before I quit… and that’s after I skipped Leviticus and possibly part of Numbers as well. When I came to college, I realized I...