I was surprised or maybe perplexed at first (though that’s not a word I often use), when I walked around the east side of my house yesterday afternoon and saw the daffodils about to bloom. I don’t know why I was surprised that spring had arrived… I had seen all the signs. The snow had […]
Tag: scripture
Confession: Revelation
The following is a brief confession from a series written for my Systematic Theology classes. I believe that God has fully (Isa 40:5, Rom 1:19) and purposefully (Gal 3:8, Eph 1:8-10) revealed Himself to all (Rom 1:20) without regard to our merit (Isa 65:1). By His initial act of creation (Ps 19:1) and His perpetual […]
Because I said so… and other good reasons not to get baptized.
I heard it my fair share of times when I was young: Because I said so, that’s why. After all, she was my mom. If she told me to do the dishes, I did the dishes. If she told me to fold laundry, I folded laundry. If she told me to vacuum the living room carpet, I did.