Category Archives: Theology

God Damn.

Exodus 20:7 reads: “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.” I’ve been thinking about this scripture recently because a friend asked some questions on her Facebook regarding God’s name and whether or not it was …

January 29, 2012 – 8:29 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Community, Pop-Culture, Theology | Comments (0)

I could lie to you.

I could lie to you. I could tell you it was horrible and that I never liked it anyway. I could tell you it was a dungeon and that no one should ever have to be subjected to it. I could tell you it was a poor fit and that I never really felt like …

November 2, 2011 – 9:21 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Community, Theology | Comments (0)

Simplicity

I ate a simple meal this evening. One of my best friends recently shared with me that during her prayer time, she felt like God told her, “Let simplicity feed you.” She took the message to heart and stopped going out to eat. Instead, she would go home for lunch and eat a simple meal …

April 12, 2011 – 5:59 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Community, Theology | Comments (1)

The Tornado

According to The National Weather Service, on Saturday afternoon, a tornado rolled through Bristol Tennessee. I didn’t need The National Weather Service to tell me about the tornado though, because I was in a boat with two of my best friends, drifting down the South Holsten river, fly fishing in it. There was golf ball …

April 10, 2011 – 9:59 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Bourbon, Community, Theology | Comments (1)

Fortitude

You never truly know what someone else is going through. I know a man who once came to the brink of losing everything he had. Money, home, marriage and faith on the teetering edge as a result of the stress of losing his job. Through it all, he continued to counsel others in the most …

April 7, 2011 – 9:31 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Community, Theology | Comments (1)

Why your pastor isn’t as good as Rob Bell

Rob Bell is on everyone’s list lately.   Either you want to argue with him or you want to embrace him, but regardless, he is one of the most dynamic figures of the Christian community to have emerged in many, many years. In seminary, I had a professor who was upset with Bell because they …

April 5, 2011 – 5:27 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Pop-Culture, Theology | Comments (8)

Eowyn

Eowyn left this life today in the early morning hours. The last time I saw her alive was at 5am, and she was laying down, her breathing labored, but tail wagging. Even at the end, she had a smile on her face as if to say, “Thanks for everything.” She was never supposed to be …

April 3, 2011 – 6:22 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Community, Theology | Comments (1)

Why Thomas Jefferson Was Wrong.

Thomas Jefferson wanted to know Jesus. The Smithsonian Institute has at this very moment, the original “cut-and-paste” Bible that was created by this founding father. You can order the book from Amazon, and I’d like you to see a bit of the description. “Working in the White House in 1804, Jefferson set out to edit …

March 31, 2011 – 5:39 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Bourbon, Community, Pop-Culture, Theology | Comments (2)

I LOVE YOU.

“I love you.” Awfully powerful words, aren’t they? Over the past year I began hanging out with a group of guys from Lee University. Some are recent grads, some are seniors. Most all of them work/volunteer at Regenerate Music Co. All of them are much younger than me. They have a habit, these friends of …

March 27, 2011 – 6:53 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Community, Music, Pop-Culture, Theology | Comments (2)

Wisdom

Wisdom isn’t always easy to come by. Let’s face it. All of us are guilty of doing some pretty reckless things. There have been times in my life where I have been downright self-destructive. (OK, to be fair…there have been MANY of those times…) Lately, I have been surrounded by a slew of good people …

February 17, 2011 – 9:04 pm | By Rob | Posted in Blogging, Community, Theology | Comments (0)