Since becoming a Christian in high school nearly 50 years ago, reading my Bible has been among the most important things I do daily. I wish I could say that I've never missed a day, but that but be woefully untrue. Still, by God's grace I've been able to read the Bible cover to cover …
Tag: Theology
Book Review: “The Reformation Study Bible” (2012 ESV Edition)
It has been my practice for about 40 years to take a different edition or translation of the Bible each 1-2 years and read all of it. I suppose I've done so about 30 or more times now, although I haven't kept track so I can't say for sure. Most times I read it through …
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Book Review: “Christian Beliefs” by Wayne Grudem
One of my modern heroes of theological writing is Wayne Grudem, Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary. I recently read one of the several books he has written and which his son, Elliot Grudem, edited - Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know. I read it because my pastor and I are …
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A Year of Distinct Thirds
I've been very goal oriented the past two years in publishing on this blog very specific goals in the categories of body, mind and spirit. The goals for 2013 were many and I was glad to accomplish nearly all of them. I started down a similar path at the beginning of 2014, but soon felt …
My Goals for 2014
I set a number of goals for 2013, most of which were achieved as reported in this end-of-year progress report. After careful consideration of what worked and what didn't last year, and after determining some directions I'd like to go in 2014, I've settled on the following personal goals for this year, not including those …