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Does the Boeing 747 argument come down for a smooth landing or totally crash? Let’s talk about it on Deeper Waters. With the Reason Rally coming up and Richard Dawkins speaking, we can be sure new atheists will be wanting to promote Dawkins’s main argument against theism. He refers to this as the ultimate Boeing 747 argument. From my perspective, it is in fact the ultimate crash landing. Dawkins asks us to realize that we Christians b...

I recently ran across a blog written by someone named “Little Miss Blogger.” The blog is called “Shawnee Home Church,” and the “Our Story” and “About Home Church” tabs offer some great information about this group of believers. For this post, I want to point you to an article on that blog called “When Kids Do House Church…” To be honest, I get very ...

I think this is one of the more interesting  and perplexing passages in Scripture: (John 11:1–6) 1 Now a man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (This Mary, whose brother Lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the Lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) 3 So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one you love is sick.” 4 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This ...

In many sectors of the church, elders/pastors and financial benefits seem to go hand-in-hand. In fact, until a few years ago, I had never heard of a church that did not fall into one of the following categories: 1) already employed one or more people as elders/pastors, 2) actively looking for one or more people to employ as elders/pastors, or 3) could not afford to hire someone as elder/pastor but was working towa...

One of the favorite lines around our house when one of the kids does something wrong is, “What is this going to look like when you are 18?” As parents, our point is that these sins in their toddler stages do grow up and mature. Pigging out and lusting after the cheese dip does mature into a lack of self-control in all of life as you grow. Connect the dots. Let’s apply this principle to your Bible reading and devotions. If you ...

Why is it so many have a problem with simply the existence of Jesus? Let’s talk about it in today’s Deeper Waters blog. With the Reason Rally coming, many atheists have come to this blog to share their…um…wisdom. What has been remarkable to see is the antagonism to the idea of Jesus. No. Not really the Jesus as the Son of God and the Messiah. No. This is to the acceptance of any existence of Jesus whatsoever. In reality, ...

(Please don’t get tripped by the title of this post. This post is not about the use of titles like “pastor.” I don’t like titles either, but many among the church use them. And, in the post below, one of the people uses that title…) Joe (JR) at “More than Cake” wrote an excellent post recently called “Paparazzi Pastors Leading a Celebrity Church.” In his post, ...

This song was written for week #8 of the WCS Songwriting Club. I’ve been so busy I haven’t been able to participate in the songwriting club that I started! I felt compelled to really pump this out so I forced myself to keep it simple – which is NOT easy!  It’s in a hymn format and the idea behind the song was to come up with ideas that one might sing first thing in the morning.  I suggested in the club it’s the o...

God loves me. These three words are a serious cause for pause. They are a time for reflection and delight. However, if you are like me you may find yourself chasing this sweet taste of divine benevolence with other theological tonics, as if we are feeling guilty or something. I think this is a problem. THEOLOGICAL FLINCHING Let’s make it practical. You are talking with a friend about what you’ve been reading in your devotions. You ta...

So it turns out the economy is wreaking havoc on the tooth fairy as well. According to THIS article… The average amount given to sweet, adorable children by the Tooth Fairy last year was a mere $2.10. That’s down 17% from the year before, representing one of the largest declines in spending for the tightwad sprite since 1998. What gives? We’ve always given our kids a dollar for a lost tooth if they lose it naturally. If your brothe...