Monthly Archives: June 2010
Medication: An Interview with Andrew Solomon
What do you say to people who ask if you’ll eventually stop taking medication? I say to people that they don’t expect a diabetic to stop taking insulin, or someone with a heart condition to stop taking blood thinners. I have a chronic, lifetime disease and the only responsible thing for me to do is [...]
Photo: Bring Down Those Walls!
“By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.” Hebrews 11:30, NIV Factored into our walk as believers is the powerful presence of Jesus Christ. The scriptures, which are our supreme directive, reveal to us our Spiritual mandate. That mandate is victory. And we begin with [...]
iPod Theology: How to Get Closer Yet
I love gadgets. Those veritable wonders of technology. Typically overpriced with a short lifespan, but they still amaze me. I saw something a few months ago that clicked with me; it was incredible. (But I can be a real geek sometimes.) It was a platform, made to look like a classic varnished wood tray. But what [...]
Sunday Funnies: More of the Mysterious
Why does the last piece of ice always stick to the bottom of the cup? Who was the first person to say, “See that chicken over there … I’m gonna eat the first thing that comes out if its butt”? Why do we wash behind our ears? Who really looks there? Why don’t the hairs [...]
Photo: A Boy in Nepal
Life in the Western Hemisphere is devoid of images like this. When you visit you are typically mesmerized by the things you see, and in actuality, it’s just normal life. This fine picture comes from www.nationalgeographic.com. It captures a caring boy in Nepal, watching out for his siblings, and doing his errands at the same time, [...]
Thy Kingdom Come
“Come and set up your kingdom, so that everyone on earth will obey you, as you are obeyed in heaven.” Matthew 6:10, CEV The Lord’s Prayer is like a skyscraper that has an inner skeleton of steel, very solid and very strong. Jesus wants to teach His disciples to pray–to pray intelligently. He is eager [...]
10 Resolutions for a Stronger Walk
Clyde Kilby’s Resolutions for Mental Health and for Staying Alive to God in This World By John Piper August 27, 1990 Clyde Kilby, who is now with the Lord in heaven, was my teacher in English Literature at Wheaton. He did as much as any other teacher I have had to open my eyes [...]
Managing God: A Silly Farce or, What If?
Managing God–Quality Matters God’s Quality Management Questionnaire God would like to thank you for your belief and patronage. In order to better serve your needs, He asks that you take a few moments to answer the following questions. Please keep in mind that your responses will be kept completely confidential, and that you need not disclose [...]
When It Hurts Bad, He Will Come to You
When Bartimaeus heard that Jesus of Nazareth was nearby, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Mark 10:47 What a gritty, hard life Bartimaeus lived. How terribly desperate and lost he must have felt. He has spent years and years without any real hope. The future to him had been [...]