During a morning walk the other day, I was struggling with some “stuff”. In those moments, I can feel very alone. In the midst of my angst, my phone binged with a text from my best friend. He shared a photo of the snow they received in Idaho. I shared my turmoil and we texted […]
The other morning, I brought my camera with me to morning coffee since there was a thick layer of fog. As the sunlight began to burn off the fog, I was able to take some images. The interesting thing about fog is that while it obscures our vision, it also adds definition to the light […]
“For in him we live and move and have our being.’ Acts 17:28 While life circumstances may seem to be at the whim of random forces, it is simply not the case. We do not live in a vacuum. Instead we live in God. God is always present. God is always acting. We are surrounded […]
Please click the following link and read about Jay McKinley. And then pray. And if led, do something. This average, normal guy has more faith in his little finger than I probably will ever have in my entire life. I’m staggered by his conviction.
I’m having a really hard time with this one. Conviction is not a good thing in and of its self. Suicide bombers have loads of conviction. He left his family behind? He will die soon? If you or I were to do the same thing we would be a misguided (if not crazy or horrible) person. This seems to me like a politically correct version of the self-immolation committed by Buddhist monks in protest to oppression in Vietnam. I don’t see how this is anything like what the Apostles did. I can’t imagine Peter essentially killing himself in protest to the oppression of the Jews under Rome. I can imaging Jesus rebuking him for such an idea. This man may have more conviction than you or I, but I don’t know that it is something to be applauded any more than we should applaud any other so-called righteous act of suicide.
I don’t understand why I should see this as wise, good, or praise worthy.