Good Reads Sunrise and Sunset on Mars To explore the surface of Mars as a whole, scientists have focused almost exclusively on a portion of its surface, called the ‘Celestial latitudes’. It has a latitude of about 55 degrees north, and a longitude of about 2 degrees south. The surface is cold at this latitude, and at a very specific location, in […] Written by jack121400 August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Good Reads Quotes The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.Chinese Proverb Written by jack121400 August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
On Gender Equality: We Have Made Great Strides & We Are Not There Yet To have this conversation with everyone and anyone makes no sense. If you cannot accept that women are equally created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), or that women are called and sent to share the Gospel (as the women at the tomb were on the first Easter) then please stop reading, for this […] Written by Red Letter Christians September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Dispassion – Options From a practical perspective, the key to ending suffering is to experience all things directly, with dispassion, free of labels, free of the intervention of the ego-mind. The key word is “dispassion.” Why is that key? Because if we don’t view things with dispassion, with equanimity, that means that our emotions are engaged and that […] Written by Ronald Hirsch September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
On Gender Equality: We Have Made Great Strides & We Are Not There Yet To have this conversation with everyone and anyone makes no sense. If you cannot accept that women are equally created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), or that women are called and sent to share the Gospel (as the women at the tomb were on the first Easter) then please stop reading, for this […] Written by Red Letter Christians September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Dispassion – Options From a practical perspective, the key to ending suffering is to experience all things directly, with dispassion, free of labels, free of the intervention of the ego-mind. The key word is “dispassion.” Why is that key? Because if we don’t view things with dispassion, with equanimity, that means that our emotions are engaged and that […] Written by Ronald Hirsch September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Biblical Principles for Grandparenting a Child with a Disability Have you seen the bumper sticker that says, “We’re spending our children’s inheritance”? Parents committed to Scripture should change that slogan to: “Our children are our inheritance” (see Psalm 127:3 KJV). This applies equally to grandparenting. We receive grandchildren from the Lord as an inheritance, and we give them back to our family, church, and […] Written by Paul Tautges September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Amy Coney Barrett and Anti-Catholicism in America The looming nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as a Supreme Court justice has renewed an ugly but persistent tradition in American politics: anti-Catholicism. Since 1517 there have been enduring and fundamental theological divides between Protestants and Catholics about tradition and Scripture, grace and works, the meaning of the Lord’s Supper, and more. Disagreement over theology […] Written by Evangelical History September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Poverty: Jesus, Jubilee, and Reparations Jesus is many things to many people. The Good Shepherd, the Great Physician, the Light of the world. The Alpha and Omega, the Lion and the Lamb, the crucified and risen Savior. If you study Luke’s Gospel, you might notice that among all these images and titles, one specific picture of Jesus rises to the […] Written by Red Letter Christians September 25, 2020September 25, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Cathedral of the Tropics and Worshipping Through a Pandemic When my wife and I moved to Costa Rica, we began visiting the lush trails of tropical forests on our Sabbath days to listen and worship. In similar ways, the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing people all over the world out of buildings and toward other ways of worshiping on Sunday, giving us a chance to […] Written by Red Letter Christians September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The God of All Grace When we come to God’s throne, we need to remember He is indeed the God of all grace. He is the landowner who graciously gave a full day’s pay to the workers who had worked only one hour in the vineyard. He is the God who said of the sinful nation of Israel even while […] Written by Paul Tautges September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
