by Kelly Simpson on March 28, 2011
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cooking, creation, Dualism, food, Gnosticism
Lately I’ve been ruminating on gnosticism. I know, I’m weird. Probably most people don’t even know what that is, but the fact of the matter is, it’s all around us. What is even weirder is how watching Ratatouille with the young adult group gave clarity to my ruminations about gnosticism! Gnosticism is worldview involving a [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 12, 2011
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awe, Crazy Love, creation, knowledge of God, worship
Just started reading Francis Chan’s Crazy Love. Over a million copies sold already. I picked up a copy at the Desiring God Pastor’s Conference in Minneapolis last week. Figured I needed to see what all the ruckus was about. He begins in a rather unorthodox way with chapter one entitled Stop Praying. He wants us [...]
by Pastor Curt on February 26, 2010
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creation, death, repentance, suffering
What are we to make of the tragedy at a local theme park this week? A seasoned trainer of killer whales got dragged under water by her ponytale by a male Orca known for a history of living up to its name. The debate in the news remains alarmingly this-worldly in terms of animal rights, conservation, [...]
by Pastor Curt on December 24, 2009
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Advent, creation, incarnation, revelation, salvation
Were he to have had access to modern technology and therefore able to view the likes of Saturn in this photo would John Calvin have referred to it, though stunningly bright and glorious, still vain in some respect? Absolutely. Creation, though brilliantly putting the glory of God on display, especially in the far reaches of [...]
