Monthly Archives: May 2017

During my freshman year of college I took a baby programming course, and I remember (which is amazing, since it was the fall of 1961) the first assignment very well. The professor asked us to write detailed instructions for tying … Continue reading →

Parts 1 & 2 of Lessons from Death focused on the phrase “Memento mori” – “Remember (that you have) to die” Part 3 focuses on remembering to live! Perhaps the Latin is “Memento vivere” – “Remember (that you have) to … Continue reading →

We’ve all experienced disappointment in our lives at one time or another.  Perhaps it was due to circumstances, or an individual, or even disappointment in yourself.  Disappointment can easily lead you down the path of bitterness, cynicism, or self-pity.  But … Continue reading →

You often hear stories about Vikings terrorizing a town or plundering a monastery, but eventually they became Christians. The Viking King of Sweden Eric IX worked to spread Christianity. Tragically, he was murdered by a rival faction as he was … Continue reading →

Paul writes in Romans 1:16 and 17, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it … Continue reading →

The old paradigm, the old way of doing mission, was to sponsor a missionary, the “expert” who was deployed to a distant land to proclaim the Gospel. In our post-modern world, we have re-discovered that the mission field lies right … Continue reading →

Where are you God? I need you, but you seem so far away today. Do you hear me? Maybe you’ve had days like that. Days when you long for God’s presence. We know intellectually that God is always with us, … Continue reading →

 As a Math Geek I can’t help but chuckle at Titus 1:12 which reads, “One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: `Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.’ “ I hope that you see the humor. If the … Continue reading →

Death has incredibly important lessons to teach us, but some of us wait until we are dying to learn them, if we learn them at all. In his book, The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer writes: “While someone could tell you … Continue reading →

“Memento mori is the medieval Latin Christian theory and practice of reflection on mortality, especially as a means of considering the vanity of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits. “ (Wikipedia) At various times … Continue reading →