Christ the Rock

In the mist of my morning studies as I was reading a book concerning the resurrection of Christ I realized how Christian view of Christ (and more importantly Christ himself) has not waivered for 2,000 years. The early followers of the resurrected Christ were put to death and tortured because they would not cry “Caesar is LORD” but rather maintain, “Jesus is LORD.” For the initial 250 years of Christianity two things were certain, the Christians would not think of Christ as anything else other then God, and they were willing to die for this belief.
Some early disputes arose concerning the deity of Christ and the bodily resurrection of Him among early believers but they were quickly refuted by eye witness accounts. As latter disputes arose, once the eye witnesses were dead, the apostolic fathers (the disciples of the disciples) were likewise easily able to refute claims that Jesus was not God.

Godly dependence

For the longest time I had considered myself in a way that was not biblical. It wasn’t an overt or intentional evil, but rather pride mistaken for strength.  If you’ve ever seen the movie About a Boy, you know that protagonist is playboy with Peter pan syndrome who is not only incorrigible but believes himself to be a pillar of strength and independence. When questioned about the futility of trusting in himself he claims, “Some men are Islands, I am a bloody island!” But throughout the course of the movie he comes to realize his need for others, and eventually learns to love and trust.

Discussions on Government and Libertarianism

While attending graduate school i was fortunate to have three of the most brilliant roomates one could imagine. Each are masters it their own fields, Andrew, Philosophy (metaphysics- free will) Brian, Literature (writing), Tim, Law. As for myself, I contributed with Theology. While many discussions and friendly (and not so friendly) arguments arose between us, the one main issue that separated me from them was their view concerning government. At that time I was clinging to the traditional Christian/republican view but their influence lead me down a completely different path. Here is the recent and continual correspondance with Andrew on the subject.

I found this online and it made me laugh

I found this online and it made me laugh

my card quotation

If any of you have ever been given my business card you know that not only is it pretty sweet but there is a quotation on the back of it.  I am a fairly intentional and eloquent speaker, but the quotation on the back has only one of these traits, “intentionality.” Why, you may wonder, if I had the limited space of a business card would I desire to pure a non-eloquent quotation? The reason for that is the purpose of this entry.

“Seek that which is true and good and beautiful.” Two aspects of this sentence you will almost never find in my writings, coupling the cumbersome “that” and “which” together and separating three words with two “ands.” In explaining why I did this, I will likewise explain the quotation itself.

True Rest

There is a difference between sleep and rest. You can easily be rested but not have sleep. Further you can sleep but not feel rested. While a healthy body requires both of these factors to flourish, there is something else that the human requires. She requires a “rest” that does not come about through sleep or from relaxing sore muscles and bones. This rest is found in complete surrender and trust in the LORD. This is true rest. Augustine said it quite perfectly; “You stir men to take pleasure in praising you for you have made us for yourself. Our hearts are restless oh Lord, until they rest in you.”

A beauty of travel

Of the many beauties that come about from reaching off into unknown countries and cultures the greatest is the conclusions one can make about the familiar.

De Facto

“If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?”

The Risen LORD

Since we recently celebrated the resurrection of Christ, it is fitting to write a few things about it.

People often ask me about the origins of Easter, why a rabbit is a symbol. Much like Christmas, Constantine in the 4th century changed the celebration days of the birth and resurrection of Christ to correspond with pagan holidays.