(TWG) 6/29-7/4: Day2
6/29-7/4: Day 2 Day 1: rich men Your Third word is: greater Whats the verse?
Visiting
This weekend I had the honor of attending my friends’ church for their son’s baptism. It was a wonderful experience. I was reminded of how good it is to be shaken up and get a change of pace every once in a while. I am a member of a medium sized Baptist church and this was a pretty small Episcopal congregation. While we were worshiping the same risen Savior, we were doing it in a very different way than I am used to! The service was a lot more formal and less emotional than in my regular church. But I have to say I really loved it. I felt that there was a real focus on worship and a sense of adoration of the Lord. More than my specific reaction though, I was struck by how divided we, as Christians, can be by our methods of worship. We...
(TWG) 6/29-7/4: Day1
The word game, Need Instructions? Your 2 words are: rich men Whats the verse?
Confessions of a Blogger
My name is Travis, and I am a blogger. I started on Livejournal in the early ’00s, but back then I didn’t really consider it real blogging. It was just a place to post my angst-ridden thoughts publicly. It wasn’t until two years ago that I decided to get a “real blog,” so I deleted my Livejournal and moved to Blogger. Originally I wanted a place to post devotions, and share my experiences with faith and life. Then after joining 20something Bloggers I started doing more personal anecdotes. Then I started doing more politically commentary, and that’s when things started going downhill. Now don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with political blogs. I’m a big fan of The Huffington Post, Rod Dreher, and...
Leonardo DiCaprio movies get me spiritually going
So one of the sadder commentaries on my spiritual life is that the last couple Leonardo DiCaprio movies that I have seen have had significant impact to my worldview. In the words of cxlink, I should have less Leo, more Bible, but the spiritual uncomfortable-ness (is that a word?) has been hugely valuable. Shortly, Blood Diamond really put me into a tailspin on how God could be both a good loving God and yet soveriegn. These two elements don’t bother us in the US that much because we aren’t being mindlessly slaughtered with our families being raped / killed like in some parts of Africa. By the grace of God, I was able to get through this struggle with no little help from CS Lewis and his book Problem of Pain which had the added bonus of having...