Entries from October 2008

Why Theology Matters: Part 2

Date October 29, 2008

 

Introduction
A Personal Anecdote
Shortly after becoming a Christian, I was introduced to my first in-house Christian “theological” debate.  It had been 3 or 4 weeks since I had professed faith and I found myself at my first Bible study.  People getting together to study the Word of God on purpose was a totally foreign idea to me.  To be [...]

I like my web host.

Date October 29, 2008

A quick word about web hosting.  I use Dreamhost.  I like it.  I want to tell you why, but first - maybe you don’t know what a web host is, or why it is useful - let me explain.
A web host is a service which provides you with disk space and bandwidth (that is, a [...]

It’s tough everywhere, but especially in Detroit…

Date October 23, 2008

My wife and I were sitting on the couch, as I recovered from a week of crazy wedding stuff, and as the news went on and on about the doom and gloom of the economic crisis - we reflected on just how blessed we have been.  Seattle is currently not heavily affected by the economic [...]

Why Theology Matters

Date October 23, 2008

I am sure that some of what follows is stolen word for word from someone else.  I just don’t know what.  Sorry.
I wrote the following (and the next two posts) in the space of a week to deliver to a group of Christian Union students on retreat.  As such, it is a bit hasty and [...]