I don’t fish; and when I say "I don’t fish," I mean I can count on two hands the number of times I've been fishing in my entire life. I can count on one hand the total number of fish I've ever caught. Maybe it's because I don't have the disposition for it. Or perhaps, it's because I've been using the wrong tools and techniques. In any case, fishing doesn't excite me; at least not the kind that involves poles, lines and worms. Now, fishing like the disciples did–way back when on the shores of the Sea of Galilee–that kind...

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Here's a snippet from a blog I read recently.  Unfortunately, it's a little too sarcastic (and too brief to convince anyone), but it's at least a discussion starter... No Voices In My Head God may or may not have told me to write this. by Bill MacKinnon I’m a lousy Christian. There. I’ve said it.  People say that admitting it is the first step.  What makes me a lousy Christian you ask?  Hidden sin? Lukewarm commitment? Worldliness? I wish. At least if it were one of those, I could do something about it.  No, what makes me a lousy Christian...

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Earlier I gave some principles (not rules!) on wise dating.  Here is a longer article that (mostly) describes those principles.  I have no idea who this is, but since his views are so similar to mine he must be a genius.  Kidding!  Anyway, it's worth a read even if you might not agree with all of it.  And BTW, it starts out talking about "teenagers", but read between the lines and you'll see how it applies to you too...Sensible Christian Dating David Snoke I have been the father of four teenagers, and over the years I have gotten to know a lot of...

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 FELLOWSHIP AND SERVICETheological Foundations of Mercy Ministry© 2003 Reformed University MinistriesUsed by permissionTHEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MERCY MINISTRYby: Paige Benton Brown*INTRODUCTIONI work at Vanderbilt University and am on staff with Reformed University Fellowship there. I’m also aPresbyterian chaplain. In my second year at Vanderbilt, we got a new Episcopalian priest whose namewas Becca Stephens. The first time I met Becca she was telling the chaplains’ office, the group ofaffiliated chaplains, about trying to garner their support for this vision she had for this thing called “theMagdalene Project.” She had a vision. This one woman had a vision of gaining properties throughoutNashville,...

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   st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} IDENTIFYING YOUR IDOLS  (By Tim Keller)   A. USING "PROBLEM EMOTIONS" TO IDENTIFY IDOLS. a.         If you are angry.  Ask, "is there something too important to me? Something I am telling myself I have to have? Is that why I am angry ‑‑ because I am being blocked from having something I think is a necessity when it is not?" Write down what that might be  b.        If you are fearful or...

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