Part of me really doesn’t want to write this article. In fact, there’s a nagging voice inside my head saying, “Why add to the controversy? What difference will it make?” But I’m compelled to write for two reasons: first, many people have been asking my opinion on the debate of the battle flag of the … Continue reading
“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” -Proverbs 3:34 Disclaimer: As soon as one chooses to write about the vice of arrogance he risks being called arrogant. Thus I shall begin with this confession: I struggle with pride. I am opinionated. I often have a huge amount of confidence in my beliefs … Continue reading
I’m convinced that I had ADD growing up. My 5th grade teacher said she could never set me by a window because I would mentally go on vacation. My notebooks through middle school and high school were in various stages of disarray. My bedroom was an adventure in unfinished art projects, unfinished books, and disorganized … Continue reading
In his classic work, The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard uses the illustration of a fighter pilot who crashed his jet into the sea as a metaphor for our culture. The reason he crashed? In flying maneuvers he became disoriented and confused the sea for the sky, and despite all his best efforts to rectify the problem, … Continue reading
The Pondering Preacher 