146 days out from the Richmond Marathon, what is this marathon training cycle teaching me? To slow down. Not just my training paces, but in thinking about my preparations for the marathon I need to slow down. I have to slow down to think carefully about what I want to accomplish. I have to slow…
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Love Redeems: Crime and Punishment Book Review
It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to read fiction, and I like to at least read one every few months to make sure that my heart remains full and refreshed. I read plenty of narrative prose for my research and day job, and I read plenty of prose for learning about Christ…
Book Review: “Slave” by John MacArthur
The Mystery of Total Devotion Review of Slave: The Hidden Truth About Your Identity in Christ. by John MacArthur, 2010, Thomas Nelson, Inc. Royce Francis, 22 October 2015, Fundamentals of the Faith Book Review In Slave, John MacArthur asserts that our English Bible translations obscure one of the most important truths of the Christian…
Finally, “Selma” is a film that portrays white Americans as allies, not liberators
An exceptional review of the film, Selma, by my friend, Prof. Kellie Carter Jackson. If you like what you’re reading, please follow her on Twitter @kcarterjackson. Peace and love for 2015!
Notes–March 16, 2014
Right to be children… Only right I can think of (john 1:12) implies choice Before going further, talk about MMBS and shame of riches… For what do we seek wealth and gift? God gives wealth so you can focus on Him and fix your gaze on Him. What os the purpose of life when you’ve…
Work Place Evangelism
This is a very helpful set of thoughts for understanding how I should think about the ways my faith interacts, intersects, and infuses my daily life–my life on the job. Thank you for this thoughtful post, and I hope that it blesses someone else. [Hopefully, I’ll be back to my own writing soon.]
walking by faith
this year’s discipleship program has been very challenging. not only has it been challenging to get all of the work done, it has also been personally challenging, yet fulfilling, to realize how much God wants to do with His people. i feel encouraged and want to let God use me. but this book will not…
Thoughts from my trip to ESREL Amsterdam
Some quick thoughts that hadn’t occurred to me on prior trips to Europe: One: our reputation as a violent society may be harming us in ways we can’t quantify. While I’d never heard anyone express to me trepidation at relocating, or even visiting, the US because of crime, this trip I met two separate professionals…
Wow! If I hadn’t already been convicted enough by Francis Chan this weekend… Don’t read this dude if you aren’t ready to give up more. He’ll just make you upset and uncomfortable.
why do you call a book GOOD?
just a quick question for today, nothing deep. it came to me because i saw something on a wordpress blog i follow. this post was an interview by the blog’s owner, cole ryan, with the author of the book love does, bob goff. in the post is a challenging quote from francis chan: “Why is…