I've always loved XKCD. Today he made a text criticism joke! https://xkcd.com/2168/…
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Luke van der Hoeven
> ...when we're arguing for a certain political action course we must not so invest our energy, our heat, our passion into such matters in order to preserve our understanding of what the republic should be that we give the impression that the well-being of the republic is…
Waiting for Justice I’ve lately been feeling a tension from two realities. First, I have felt the groan of injustice in the world. The imbalance of justice which waits for God’s retribution is staggering. It’s easy to see injustice in the big things, like the unjust murder…
Mark 6:30-44 This narrative has always struck me as a picture of what ministry can look like. It never ends. Even when you've been out ministering and working for the kingdom, when you attempt to find rest (even when Jesus calls you out to rest) the people…
> The whole course of history is represented as the development of the plan and purposes of God; and yet human history is little else than the history of sin. No one can read the simple narrative concerning Joseph, as given in the book of Genesis, without seeing that everything…
Most people believe God is solely a blessing-giver, that he only intends or creates what is good. But the Bible describes God many times as both one who creates or intends blessings and curses. * Gen. 50:15-20 * Deut. 30:11-20 * Job 1:20-22, 2:9-10 * Rom. 5:12-14, 11:32…
Keeping It Simple I've tried a dozen times to keep up with my writing while at the same time publishing posts in a way that I have more control over (as in, not Facebook or Medium). But I think at this point in my life, I just need…
This is more of a personal, confessional post. I used to be addicted to cycling. I spent a good 10-12 hours a week on a bike, training, working hard, enjoying the world "behind bars". I would get up at 4:30 in the morning to train, I would…