Category: Personal

  • Contemplations

    I drove through Dutch Bros. today on the way back to work only to get two sips into a Double Dutch Mocha and be quite disgusted with it. Indeed too much of a good thing is a bad thing. As one of the proverbssay, too much honey and you will vomit. Feel free to substitute…

  • Thoughts on the immigration issue…

    Immigration has been a major issue in the headlines lately, and I figure I’d give my two cents. I’m not much of a liberal (if you could ever call me that), but I supposed I might be on the left when it comes to immigration. We’ve been reading from the Old Testament, particularly the Law,…

  • They’re Gentiles – Chapter 2

    They’re Gentiles For Christ’s Sake, chapter two. Ken writes about a far-fetched notion he used to have regarding worship (which coincides with the belief that many pious Evangelicals preach). The notion is, as Ken quotes himself, that “if you give up your right to any pleasure when you play your instrument, and merely pour yourself…

  • They’re Gentiles for Christ’s Sake (Chapter 1)

    As I promised earlier, I am rereading one of my favorite books by a crazy looking pastor in Portland whom I’d love to meet someday. He wrote a book called “They’re Gentiles for Christ’s Sake” and I’ve decided to make it my first book for review and criticism. Ken Loyd, the author, starts off by…

  • Free will

    My brother Dan wrote an interesting article that while I enjoyed reading it, I found a few creepings of modern philosophy. There seems to be this strange Pelagian notion of “free will”, and it often is confused with “choice”. We must recognize that while God gives us choices, and the Scriptures repeatedly back this up,…

  • Abby’s coming home

    Abigail gets to come back home tomorrow. After 11 emotional days in Medford, we are finally returning back home. We’re very thankful for the Lord who saved our little girl, who comforted us through this nightmare, who worked through the many doctors and nurses in Crescent City and Medford who blessed us tremendously.