Essays
Ironing out the wrinkles on the clergy shirt
What happens to someone when they are ordained and begin to wear a clerical shirt? What is ordination and why does it matter?
Can saints be matured on a diet of fast food?
Popular Christian devotional material, especially the daily devotional, is like a fast food. It does not have the sustenance of solid food which will encourage maturity in the Christian. Worse, many ministers and churches do not consider what elements help a Christian mature and this is reflected in their neglect of this emphasis in their programs. By comparing the life of the twelve year old Jesus (Luke 2) and his environment to today’s churches and parents, some interesting observations are made about our situation today.
Evil shouting its profanities in the public square
Evil is often in the public square, shouting its profanities and defying the authorities of the Church, God and the cringing Christian hiding in the shadows. Where is God? Does he watch from a balcony overlooking the square and remain indifferent to evil and suffering?
Men, Father’s Day and stereotypes
Are there better images of men than the stereotypes which are promoted for Father’s Day? The Bible has some suprising images of men which subvert our expectations about how the Bible should present men.
The similarities between the prayer and the discipline of regular swimming for exercise.
Fostering a contemplative lifestyle in an age of computers
It’s not easy trying to live a contemplative lifestyle while raising kids in a busy world. This essay discusses the negative theological influences upon us and the practical things we can do to cultivate an integrated contemplative lifestyle.
What are the causes of our experience of God becoming silence? Our prayer and devotinal methods no longer work. Are we to blame, is it something I have done? I feel lost. What am I to do or is this a new phase in my relationship with God?
