Heather and I, a few weeks ago, had received gift certificates to Cracker Barrel and had gone to spend them. We sat on the side of the restaurant near the fireplace, and Marcus was with us, sitting beside me in his own wooden chair with a booster seat. The three of us were talking and playing with [...]
Archive for December, 2005
Cracker Barrel Theology
Posted in Musings on December 26, 2005 | 4 Comments »
Pain and Evil
Posted in Musings on December 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
This is something I was thinking about almost three years ago. I’m still thinking about it. JANUARY 29, 2003 We attempt to explain evil in terms of God’s actions. If a loved one is dying of a terminal disease, an evangelical Christian might say “God knows what he’s doing” or “God is sovereign.” I’ve heard both. But maybe that person [...]
Driving Away from Seminary
Posted in Uncategorized on December 19, 2005 | 6 Comments »
I am a seminary graduate. As of Thursday, December 15, 2005, I have a Master of Divinity degree. For more than five years, I have been pastor and father and husband and seminary student, and now, ’seminary student’ no longer applies. It was such an odd feeling. Disappointing in a way. I had dreamed of [...]
