The Beauty of the Bride Sir Francis Galton was a British statistician and eugenics theorist who lived in the late 1800’s. Among his many theories was the idea that what made someone’s face attractive was the average-ness of their features. In other words, the closer the measurements of facial features […]
A Complete Resurrection
A Complete Resurrection While our family are big animal lovers, we particularly like cats. We’re not against dogs. We just happen to prefer cats. We have a self-imposed limit of no more than three cats in our house. Part if this is basic home economics. It also hedges us against […]
The Blessing of Solitude: Part II
The Blessing of Solitude: Part II I ended up moving into corporate apartment that’s only four blocks from work. By now, everything is unpacked and put away. Clothes are hung up, computer is setup, and I’ve re-familiarized myself with the metro system. While I’ve visited this city at least a […]
The Blessing of Solitude: Part I
The Blessing of Solitude: Part I For the last several weeks I’ve been preparing for a temporary professional development assignment at our headquarters office in Washington DC. It’s a great opportunity that’s both exciting and scary. It’s exciting because it’s something new and different. It’ll be an opportunity to meet […]
The Gathering of the Saints
The Gathering of the Saints In a previous post, I wrote about the core activities that take place when a body of believers gathers. I explained that this exchange of divine life is expressed in four different ways which represent the irreducible functions of a church’s life. These functions include: […]
Land Ahead!
Land Ahead! Our journey through the deep waters of Christian orthodoxy has finally come to an end. As we sailed across a restless ocean, we’ve witnessed things that we would never have imagined. Our notions have been challenged. Our mettle has been tested. We’ve witnessed incredible vistas and plumbed unfathomable […]