Tag: God
A Severe Mercy
My oldest daughter is due to deliver our first grand-baby in about seven weeks. The Sorensen household is quite excited about all this; “Future Grandma” is only on the ground because I’ve weighted her pockets with lead; otherwise, she floats about three to four feet above the ground with baby ideas and gifts and visits [...]
Hits a Nerve, But Misses the Mark
I’ve finally completed a review of Steve Arterburn & Fred Stoeker’s book, Every Man’s Battle. This book has been out for a while; it was first published in 2000, with a study guide coming in 2002. Since that time, various editions have been put out by Multnomah. This is a re-release from WaterBrook, a subdivision [...]
The Power of Prayer
Lots of folks believe in prayer. Generic religionists, agnostics in need, and even atheists with an open mind about the mystical powers within us, talk about the “power of prayer”. There are even studies objectivelyanalyzing the power of prayer. I have news. Prayer has no power. Prayer will neither heal nor help. It will neither change the weather nor [...]
Reformation Day: A Commemoration of God’s Work in His Church
Today is an important holiday. Well, not a holiday really, a commemoration. 494 years ago, a 33-year old Catholic monk and professor of theology, posted an invitation to debate certain abuses in the Church. It is marvelous that such a modest document should have had the world-shaking impact that it did. Reformation Day commemorates Luther’s [...]
Latte Links (8/29)
Check out the weekend miscellany: The Upper Register: Where does N.T. Wright stand on the Atonement? Big Hollywood: Sarah Palin: One Year Later by John Ziegler Challies: Money, Greed, and God The Iowa Republican: King Rules Out Gubernatorial Bid, Vows to Remain Engaged in the Debate Evangelical Outpost: Taxing Tiny Tim: California Raises Taxes for [...]
God is…
I’ve been reading The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering our Hidden Life in God by Dallas Willard, theologian and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. In chapter three, “What Jesus Knew: Our God Bathed World”, he includes a quote by British Methodist theologian Adam Clarke (1760-1832). God is… the eternal, independent, and self-existent Being; [...]
