This post is part of a series. The whole reason (whole reason, get it?) that I write in the first place is to … well, there are multiple reasons. Why do we write? Out of a Need to Be Heard and Validated I suspect that...
MFHW 02 – Why do you write?
My 500 Words – 01
This post is part of a series. One of my new productivity podcasts is Jeff Goins goinswriter.com. One of his challenges to the budding writer is to write 500 words a day. It reminds me of morning pages that were part of Julia Cameron’s The...
Video Game Depictions of Hell
I just published a two part series over at Rethinking Hell. Enjoy. 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part 1) 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part 2)
Towards a Biblical View of the Sons of Ishmael and Islam
At the time of this writing, the fear and loathing of Islam is growing in the West, and has been for over a decade since the murderous attacks on the World Trade Towers in New York on September 11, 2001. With the even more recent...
S.N. Goenka and Vipassana Meditation
I chose to study and follow up on this Buddhist teacher and style of meditation because of all the spiritual disciplines, I feel that this one has had the most profound practical impact on me, despite the fact that salvation and time spent with the...
BOOK: Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus
In my World Religions class at Fuller Theological Seminary, I have focused on learning about Islam. I’ve read and listened to more books than I care to mention, and of course, realize how much more there really is to know. But one of the best books...
Reflections in my visit to a Mosque
Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq is an Afghani mosque in Hayward, California. It is a smaller replica of the well-known “Blue Mosque†or “Herat Great Mosque†in Herat, Afghanistan. I drove into the parking lot for Friday prayers, and found a small market selling some eastern...
My idea of a Sunday Church service
It’s no secret that I am discontent with the way we Christians do church. Sundays involve: passive listening instead of active participation education instead of training unidirectional communication no real time of significant fellowship People’s time is precious, and what little time we do have...
