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Sit down with me as we think through some tough topics in a reflective way and examine some of the difficult issues that can trouble followers of Christ. My hope is that you’ll always come away with more to think about… RBC Ministries
Archive for August, 2008
- Labor Day and Gustav |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 31 2008
On this long Labor Day weekend, many of us have mixed feelings not only because another summer vacation season is slipping away from us, and not only because it will now be back to school, and business as usual– but because of a churning monster named Gustav.
Seems like cruel irony that while the rest [...] - How to Find Unity in the Bible |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 29 2008
A few months ago I did a couple of posts on whether the implications we see in the Bible are:
(1) necessary, (2) probable, (3) possible, (4) improbable or, (5) impossible implications.
I mentioned that I learned this from Haddon Robinson who, from his years of experience as a pastor, seminary professor, and mentor to so many, [...] - A Prayer for the End of the Day |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 28 2008
“Our Father,
At the end of another day, we come to you not just by ourselves– but together.
Many of us will readily admit that you have given us again today far more than we deserve. But some of us find ourselves reeling with news that we have not yet been able to understand or even to [...] - Waiting in Line |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 28 2008
Few of us enjoy waiting in line.
We probably like even less the pushing and shoving that happens when lines don’t form.
So does that mean that when we are stuck in a line, we have no choice but to wait?
In far more extreme conditions, Victor Frankl learned something about the options that are available to those [...] - A Prayer for a New Day |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 27 2008
We recently talked about the fact that there is a logic to faith even as there is also a mystery. According to the disciple who not only walked on water for a few seconds, but later denied that he ever even knew Jesus, faith expresses itself first in a desire and choice for virtue…rather than [...]
- Conversations in an Empty Warehouse |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 26 2008
Yesterday I mentioned that we are working on some video and web-based programs that tell the stories of some courageous men who have been willing to talk about their escape from pornography.
The men told their stories in an empty warehouse that provides a visual backdrop for the lonely, secret obsession that had been consuming them. [...] - Doctors, Insurance, and Pornography |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 24 2008
To move ahead– without forgetting what we were saying to one another in the discussion about what God uses to open our hearts– I’m going to pick up our conversation here…
In response to an expressed concern that I’ve been putting to much value on sources outside of the Word of God (i.e books, doctors, [...] - Subs are Subs Forever |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 23 2008
My son and his wife asked us if we’d stop by their house and let out the dogs while they were out of town. We were happy to.
Just one problem.
They had recently gotten a new dog, a large bulldog that I had only met once. When I got to the house, he didn’t [...] - What Does God Use to Open Our Hearts? |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 22 2008
He took 39 back-ripping lashes– five times. Three times he was beaten with rods. Once he was stoned and left for dead. Three times he was shipwrecked. Then, as if all of this wasn’t enough, he had to live with the awareness that the Devil was oppressing him with a physical problem that God wouldn’t [...]
- The Shack |
Posted by Mart De Haan on Aug 20 2008
Because of the problem of pain and evil that raises disturbing questions about the God of the Bible, I thought it might be a good time to talk about “The Shack”.
Finally read the 248 page paperback that so many are talking about. In the meantime I’ve been seeing reviews that go from likening it to [...]
