Rich Mullins and Steve Taylor
(Click on this image for a larger view.) I just became aware of one of the great moments in music history. On May 1st, 1986, two music legends became entangled in the delicate business of admiration for one another and self-promotion. In 1986, Rich Mullins was an upstart singer-songwriter with a solo career. Amy Grant…
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Enemies and Psalms
As I read Psalm 3 a few days ago I was struck by two things: the dangers familiar to the writer of the psalm and the dangers of my life. The psalmist lived in a time of constant war in which any one of his many enemies might be lying in wait or planning his…
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The Final Move
The Final Move (Written by Chris Rice, Christopher M. Rice • Copyright © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc) (Listen here) Saw an old guy today Staring long at a chess game Looked like it was half-played Then his tear splashed between The bishop and the king…oh He turned his face to mine I saw the Question in…
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For What Was I Created or …
“For what was I created?” or, “For such a time as this?” Our majority culture as well as contemporary church culture will often encourage us to explore the gifts and abilities that make us who we are and challenge us to do those things for which we are uniquely created. That is, we are told…
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Einstein on Faith and Religion
Albert Einstein had a complicated relationship with faith and religion. Some of the things he said show that he had faith that guided him toward truth and understanding. For Einstain, faith was a source of feeling and rationality. Yet, his concepts of faith were not organized as a particular faith such as faith in Jesus.…
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