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Is God in control? Part 3: Why does it matter?

Last week, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested. Again. He’s again a free man after posting bail, but this marks the second time he has been arrested. In case you haven’t heard the story, Sandusky is accused of...

Is God in control? Part 2: Debunking determinism

(Note: If you haven’t read the first part of this discussion, you may wish to do so before reading this post. You can find it here.) Previously, I offered two models of God’s control: the roller coaster (strict “determinism”) and the Tin...

Is God in control?

It’s what many said when hurricanes threatened the Northeast this year and devastated the Gulf Coast region a few years ago. It’s what many Republicans said when Barack Obama was elected President. It’s something many say after a car wreck,...

Theology and football: Must be the money

One of the biggest problems currently facing football (college or professional) is that of money. The NFL recently ended a four-month labor dispute centered primarily on distribution of revenue. Even with the work stoppage no longer lingering, questions remain about...

Fixing college football

I designed this blog primarily as a place to discuss theology, and I plan to keep it that way. However, I’m going to take a short break with this post to discuss another personal passion: college football. Last summer, the college sports landscape was shaken as...

Musical misrepresentations: Born This Way

In the just over two months since it was released, Lady Gaga’s latest Album Born This Way has created quite a stir. Specifically, the title track “Born This Way” has ruffled quite a few feathers. It was well-received in the world of music, spending...

Musical misrepresentations: From a Distance

I still remember when the MercyMe song “I Can Only Imagine” hit secular radio. I’m not sure how much of this is folklore and how much is fact, but the story goes as such: a secular DJ thought it would be a funny prank to pull on listeners if he...

Musical misrepresentations of God

This morning, for some random, horrible reason, I got the Bette Midler song “From a Distance” stuck in my head. I use the word “horrible” because, to me, the song is only slightly more enjoyable than being beaten over the head with a frying...

That one time when some lady randomly hurled insults at me

Today has been a pretty normal day. Except for one thing. As I was driving this afternoon, a lady in a silver pickup truck tried to pull out from a traffic light in front of me. The light was green for me and red for her. I’m not a fan of this...

The problem with “God and country”

This past week was our Vacation Bible School week. Even though we’re all always pretty tired by the end of it from all the extra hours, it’s always a great week. We had over 150 kids attend and 19 of them had their lives forever changed as they began a...