Thessalonian Identity

Abel Madariaga  & Silvia Quintela of Buenos Aires, Argentina had a son. During a time of civil unrest in their country Abel’s son and pregnant wife were kidnapped by Argentine security forces in 1977. Hundreds of children were kidnapped and thousands were murdered as part of the 1976-1983 dictatorship’s “dirty war” against political dissidents. Abel…

My Rumspringa

My Rumspringa Interesting article… long but worth reading all of it. Here’s an excerpt if you only have a few moments: [The reasoning for my spiritual deficiencies:] I was spiritually shallow because the pastors’ teaching had been shallow. I wasn’t fully engaged because they [the church] hadn’t done enough to grab my attention. I was…

Confession

In light of today’s confession by Tiger Woods, here are some highlights of what biblical confession & repentance should look like. These are from Ken Sande, Peacemaking for Families: A Biblical Guide to Managing Conflict in Your Home. A book I highly recommend on the subject. They are the 7 – A’s of Confession with some follow-up…

“help me not wanna”

I have two crazy cute daughters and a wonderful wife. This morning I was helping Alethia put on her shoes. She’s two years old and likes to be a little independent at times. Danielle, my wife, asked her to put on one pair of shoes yet Alethia wanted a different pair. Danielle told her to…