Last week, I realized when it was too late, that the first panel of Currents did not contain an important link which carried the remainder of the article. I’d love …
Prisms
When we moved into the house there was a charming but dated Spanish colonial chandelier over the dining nook, the kind with wrought iron and amber glass and dangling teardrop …
Believe your eyes.
Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.” John 20:27. …
Double Standard
One Sabbath day Jesus went to eat dinner in the home of a leader of the Pharisees, and the people were watching him closely. There was a man there whose …
Missing the Point
Then the Lord said to him, “You Pharisees are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy—full of greed and wickedness! …
Be careful how you live.
So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what …
LifeLine Easter Event
On April 18, the Meadows and LifeLine will be hosting their annual Easter event, this time moving to McNamara Park and a larger number of participants. A list of needs …
Like a Sunday afternoon nap
Societies tend to devolve over time unless there are established rules of order in place. Common social courtesies, work attire, and social order are all places where entropy or devolution …
Why should I forgive others?
Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven others. Matthew 6:12. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the …
He stood on a level place.
“He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the …
A Jar of Ointment
View PostKeeping Memory Alive
I’ve been thinking about how many things we’ve come to take for granted in our nation. For example, what is 4 July all about? Fireworks, right? You’d think that if …
The Six Conversations
The six conversations center around the six dimensions of what it means to be human. They can also serve as a determiner of the direction to take with the conversation. …
DID I MISS ANYTHING?
Question frequently asked by students after missinga class Nothing. When we realized you weren’t herewe sat with our hands folded on our desksin silence, for the full two hours. Everything. …
Good News/Bad News
It Takes Bad NewsIf you haven’t heard the bad news, can you really hear the good news?by Tim Archer Sometimes it takes bad news to make you appreciate good news. …
No Small Endeavor
Lipscomb theologian’s podcast draws movie stars, community leaders for deep talks on faithLiam AdamsNashville Tennessean Lee Camp, a Lipscomb University theology professor, started the podcast No Small Endeavor in 2020 …
Seven Sacred Pauses
On Tuesday, July 26, our LifeSpring small group discussed prayer. Bruce handed out a prayer bookmark that we used once at LifeSpring, and the group also talked about fixed hour …
The Choices We Make
In my life, I have had two moments that have stuck with me in terms of how I make choices. One was counseling a woman who lived, with her young …
Bike Path Theology
Recently I bumped into a friend on the Bike Path. He stopped his bike to talk to me. “I really need to talk to you; things are coming off the …
Desiring God
John Piper wrote a book by this title, but that is not the object of this rumination. I have been thinking about what happens when someone honestly desires God., Psalm …
Prisms
When we moved into the house there was a charming but dated Spanish colonial chandelier over the dining nook, the kind with wrought iron and amber glass and dangling teardrop …