Be The Fruit

Golden Compass Follow-Up

This is just a quick follow up to my previous post regarding The Golden Compass.  In the post, I had the thought of taking my oldest daughter Allison to see the movie to teach her what it is about so she could communicate it to others.
Well, a couple weeks ago while Christmas shopping we came [...]

Scripture Gum?

Today, my wife bought some “scripture gum” at our church’s bookstore and it had to have been the worst gum I have ever had.  First, the gum is shaped like fish and it reminded me of cat-food.  Second, what flavor it had went away within seconds.
This is just a thought, but if we are going [...]

Rahab’s Lie.

In Joshua chapter 2 we read the story of how Rahab hid the two Hebrew spies from the soldiers that were searching for them.  In verses 4-6, we read how she lied to the soldiers to send them away so that the spies could sneak out later.  There are different theories regarding this, but this [...]

Happy Birthday Allison!

My oldest daughter, Allison, is eleven today.  Check out her album cover below.

Well it really isn’t an album cover, but I think it could be one.  Miley Cyrus better watch out!
Allison, I have been truly blessed to have you in my life.  I love you.  Happy Birthday!

Tis the season to be jolly?

Christmas carols paint a picture of the Christmas season as a wonderful joyous occasion.  We hear about peace on Earth, joy to the world, and how it tis the season to be jolly, fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra.  Are we really that jolly?  Are we really at peace?
Let’s face it, [...]

The Golden Compass

So what should Christian parents like myself do about this one?
If you don’t know, The Golden Compass is a new children’s movie that just came out based on a book by Phillip Pullman by the same name.  By all accounts, Pullman is a “devout” atheist dead set attacking anything Christian, apparently writing this book, and [...]

Something to think about.

“…the chief purpose of life is not happiness, but the knowledge of God.”
From:  Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, by J. P. Moreland & William Lane Craig.