archive for 08.2006

what you believe

posted by adam on 08.28.2006

I’ve been thinking about violence a lot lately. Not really a topic I enjoy thinking about, but I’ve been pondering it anyway. I hesitate to even bring it up in this forum, to be honest with you. I really don’t want to get into anything that even remotely resembles political commentary here.
But the thing is, […]

violence | 4 comments »

better than i can say

posted by adam on 08.22.2006

Check out this post from Mike Cope’s blog. I bought the book last night on Mike’s recommendation and at 100 pages in I can tell you it’s one of the best books I’ve read in a while.
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updated saturday, august 26, 2006 at 12:36 am
Okay, four days later and 250 pages into […]

other blogs, books | no comments »

moses and elijah

posted by adam on 08.19.2006

A while back I was reading the gospel of Mark, right up to the point in chapter 9 when Jesus goes up on a mountain and talks to Moses and Elijah. (Theologians and the notes in your Bible call that “the Transfiguration”.) Every other time I’ve read that story I’ve assumed that the point was […]

relationship, Jesus | no comments »

no good reason

posted by adam on 08.07.2006

I was talking with a friend a couple of years ago about God and where each of us where with Him and my friend and I both commented that we felt like we’d drifted, not so much in our behaviors, but more along the lines of the closeness of our relationships with Him. Neither of […]

discipleship, prayer, spiritual disciplines | no comments »

nothing but himself

posted by adam on 08.03.2006

“Before we get too carried away with thoughts of God’s power, we should listen attentively to what St. Paul says about the ‘weakness of God’ (1 Cor. 1:25), which is a vital part of God’s self revelation. If we look at the way in which he discloses himself in Jesus Christ, we have to acknowledge […]

relationship, Jesus, dependence | no comments »