I often find that the person who criticizes me the most is myself.  I explain this with statements like, “I always want to keep myself humble;” or “I know that there is always room for improvement.”  While both of these statements are true and I will continue to commit myself to the principles behind the [...]

Well its day one of the Iowa State Fair.  As I was looking for a faith connection today, this is an image that came to me.  The picture is of the tent and the screen shelter that I call “home” during the fair. This reminds me of the shelter th Lord builds around us.  My [...]

I have spent the last few days sharing with you the thoughts behind the phrase theology of love.  This was a phrase that came up in a discussion that I had with a colleague last week.  So today I want to focus in on the word love. The word love is probably one of the [...]

Now that we have the words defined and we are at a similar starting point, it is time to talk about what this phrase theology of love means to me as a thoughtful believer.  As my colleague pointed out last week, 1 John 4:8b says, “because God is love” (NIV).  Trying to understand who God [...]

A recent discussion with a colleague from Minnesota contained a truth that I have spent the last few days trying to unpack.  I decided today that it would be good to share with my readers the thoughts that I have unpacked so far and that I would invite you to be part of that process.  [...]