Deep love (1 Peter 4)

Above all, love each other deeply… 4.8 The apostle tells us to to love each other as an overarching command. It is to be our regular “attitude” (4.1) and the default of our Christian core. When life has gotten hectic,…

The value of dirt…

Randy has done it again over at Stuff I Think. A short, brief entry that makes me scratch my head, and go, “Wow.” Multiply… I’ve made a “private” entry over at multiply.com for “family and friends.” My address there is…

4th “Off the Path” link…

It’s been a while since I recognized a blog for excellence, consistency and content with my Off the Path link section. However, I have to recommend to you challies.com. I’ve been a steady lurker there for a long time. I…

The joy of suffering (1 Peter 4)

Physical suffering for Christ puts things into a radical new perspective, enabling the sufferer to experience new heights of joy in Christ, discovering as Nehemiah proclaimed, “The joy of the Lord is my strength.” For if you have suffered physically…

Fantasy church

In these happy days of fall football, I came across Tim Challies’ Fantasy Church entry. Love it.

Is Christianity rational?

Over at Pyro, Dan Phillips weighs in with a provocative post about the rationality of Christianity. He distinguishes between rationalism and rationality, a helpful distinctive, for his case that, “If it isn’t rational, it isn’t Christianity.” I deeply appreciate Pyro’s…

Introducing…. MonticelloLive

I hinted the other day that something else was coming in addition to buyitfinditsellit.com, and here ’tis! MonticelloLive.com I’ve developed MonticelloLive to be a one-stop site for community news, information, connnections, fun, and commerce. I am excited about its ability…