…delirium Mk. III

Posts Tagged “church”

Life is Co-op

If you haven’t seen The Avengers yet, do. It’s smashing. Joss Whedon has once again done what he does best: thrown a team of weirdos with supernatural powers at a seemingly insurmountable problem so we can watch them tear it up.

Jesus' Character Sheet

I love my RPGs, my video games, my novels, my movies. I love a good adventure. And apparently, so does God.

Authenticity with God

When we pray, I think we sometimes try to think of the most holy thing to say. For some of us, there are certain subjects that just don’t come up when we talk to God.

Apologetics: The Problem of Evil

In this morning’s Sunday School class, I tackled one of the most troublesome questions in religion and philosophy: why is there evil in the world?

Apologetics: Intro

I’m teaching a class on apologetics at my church. It’s Sunday morning at 9:15 am, for the next few weeks. Here’s the first lesson!

The Point

Christians, pray for tomorrow morning.

The Cost of Mercy

The name Good Friday bothered me for a while after I learned what it was all about. It offended my sensibilities to call such a horrendous day “good.”

The Mandate

When you think of Christians, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?

Forget the Bunny

It’s Easter this Sunday. You know what that means: church and chocolate. Probably brunch with the family. Gotta find a clean shirt. Gotta get up early for a weekend.

Question the Clown

In a few weeks, I’ll start teaching an adult Sunday School class at my church. It’ll be a series on apologetics, the defense of the Christian faith. I’ll be presenting the case for belief in Jesus in philosophical, historical, scientific, and existential terms.

Don't Pray Like You Vote

Sometimes, it makes sense to lower your expectations. You get disappointed enough times, and you learn to accept it.

Faith isn't Un-reason

Suppose you have a friend. Every time that friend makes you a promise, he keeps it. Every time that friend tells you a fact, he turns out to be right — even though you don’t always believe him at first. Your friend is always honest with you, even when it’s difficult to hear.

The Razorclown vs. Jericho

I taught the Bible study tonight! It was on the first part of the book of Joshua.

Love Comes First

God is not an old white guy with a long white beard and a long white robe, sitting on a little white cloud and judging you.

Lent, Razorclown Style

For the past two years, I’ve done most of my writing for the year in one 46-day span.

Unlockables!

This little spoof goes out to my churchgoing friends. Up your Christian cred with these achievements!

The Divine Conspiracy

[this is the last lesson in my Acts series, and when i presented this lesson in Sunday School this morning at my church, i could tell i was going out on a good note. i’ll explain at the bottom.]

Last time, on …delerium

Much has happened since the last post. Oh, so much. The honeymoon, by the way, was great.

Official

It’s a room of adequate size, with a single window looking out on the hill behind the church. Until this afternoon, it was full of stacks of chairs. The carpet is thick and gray, the walls white and covered with taped-up Sunday School posters. The desk in the picture is a very recent addition, scavaged hastily from another room.

Whippersnapper

Sometimes, I feel old for 25.

Changeover

Today is a tangle of different responsiilities. It’s my last day in Human Resources, and it’s payday, and there are checks to hand out. One of many responsibilities that will no longer be mine in a scant few hours. Who will handle them is, in many cases, a large hovering question mark.

Dusk at Town and Country

I’m contemplating going to Jakarta, Indonesia over Christmas on a mission trip. Just met with some people at the Starbucks here to discuss details, possibilities. My mind is churning. It’s nice to turn the corner and see something so beautiful. I’m contemplating a couple things right now that seem like sheer stupidity on the surface. Unless they’re not.