Posted in General on May 30th, 2011
“Oh, you two just got lucky!” … I know it’s a well-meaning saying, but it has got to be one of the most naive things I’ve heard people tell me about my happy marriage. Yes, I’m incredibly blessed by God, and yes, my lovely wife is worth far more than I could ever deserve, but there’s something else [...]
Posted in General on May 23rd, 2011
Our world is becoming increasingly technologically-driven, as each year we see a heavier reliance upon navigating the digital landscape. We see it in the explosive popularity of smartphone Apps, the expanding demand for computer analysts and techs in all industries, and more personally in the climbing expectations for computer discernment being stacked on the requirement list of any future job-seeking candidate today. [...]
Posted in General on Apr 8th, 2011
I’ve received a lot of valuable insight from Al Mohler’s “Thinking in Public” podcasts lately, but here’s one that really stuck out to me, and I can’t help but recommend it to every Christian. Media Ecology and the Modern Mind: A Conversation with T. David Gordon Listen to the podcast here. Posted April 4th, 2011. | [...]
Posted in General on Feb 17th, 2011
“God does not search around to find you a mate that’s compatible. More than likely he’s going to search around and find you a mate that’s totally incompatible with you. Why? He’s going to give you a mate that’s strong in all the areas where they must be strong that you not be tempted beyond [...]
Posted in General on May 18th, 2010
I have Christian friends who refuse to challenge the misconceptions that non-Christians have about Christianity, because they would much rather be thought well of by not rocking the boat than to have anyone look down on them. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m just barely starting to learn what this should look like, [...]
Posted in General on Oct 13th, 2009
There’s a great story behind this artwork that I just put up on the wall of my office. It was a collaboration between Barton Damer and Promise Tangeman to help raise money for the Huruma Children’s Home, an orphanage near Nairobi, the capital of Kenya in East Africa. I don’t know these artists personally, but [...]
Posted in General on Aug 19th, 2009
During a search for song lyrics centered around the theme of putting action to faith, I came across “Asleep in the Light” by Keith Green, which I’ve heard many times over the years (In fact, his “No Compromise” album was the first compact disc I purchased). This guy had a major impact as a musician, [...]
Posted in General on Apr 22nd, 2009
The other night I had the privilege of handing out food snacks and water that some friends and I collected for the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles. We went downtown to Skid Row area (also known as the Mission District), famous for the number of people living out on the streets. They all [...]
