Ashley Garner knew it was too late. She had lost her wedding ring in the yard as her family was putting the final touches on the outside preparations for Hurricane Ian that was barreling down on their Ft. Myers home. They looked and looked, but pretty soon it was time to go inside and hunker…
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Scott Andrusz is famous in certain circles. You don’t know Scott? Well, then you don’t run in his circles. You don’t find what he does to be important. But to many people, he is important. Scott is important because he did something crazy and quirky. Because he did something different and a little weird. Scott…
Somebody recently asked me if I knew what “Hi-Fi” stood for. I quickly answered, “high fidelity.” If you haven’t heard the term, it relates to the pursuit of “purer sound” in audio recording and playback – something with less noise and interference, something closer to what it is like to being in the same room…
This Bible study looks at the Biblical foundations and the operations of Christian churches, including those who serve the church as pastors and other church workers. Week 1 – Foundations – 1 Church and Ministry Foundations Week 2 – Pastors – 2 Church and Ministry Pastors Week 3 – Pastors Redux – 3 Church and…
LaQuedra Edwards gave herself a $40 “lottery allowance” that she could spend on lottery tickets. When she went to the grocery store to spend her allowance, “some rude person” bumped into her, causing her to hit a different button than what she meant to. The result was purchasing a $30 lottery ticket instead of the…
Is the world speeding up? In some ways, we would say that the question is preposterous. The Earth continues to spin on its axis at the speed of 460 meters per second (at the equator). But perhaps the speed of the earth is a bigger question than how fast we are spinning or going around…
“Grace” like “Faith” can be a difficult word for understand. When you look up the definition of the word, you come up with “simple elegance or refinement of movement,” as the first definition. Even the second definition is only “courteous goodwill”. Only in looking at subsequent definitions do you find something more like the theological…
Charles Blondin was a tightrope walker who made a name for himself stretching a cable over the quarter of a mile between the United States and Canadian sides of Niagra Falls. Blondin impressed many people by easily walking across the tightrope time and time again. He even upped the ante several times, going across in…
You probably know the song: “Jesus loves me this I know….” “…for the Bible tells me so.” Those lines aren’t just sentimental, they are a great theological statement. In the world of theology, there are two identifying statements for Christian denominations. They are called the “Material Principle” and the “Formal Principle”. The “Material Principle” is…
“Of” is a pretty small word for all of its uses. I’m reminded of when I learned that “Of David” above many of the Psalms (e.g. Psalm 4, 23, 31) can mean different things. Some of the “of David” psalms mean that they are written by him, others mean that they are written according to…