When I was a little boy, my Grandma and Grandpa bought a book of Bible Stories for me to read while I was sick. That book of Bible Stories was very common in the mid-sixties and it became very precious to me, keeping it for years after. I suppose the reason I liked it so…
Writing as extended conversation
One of the things that seems to be trendy in literary theory is the idea that a book is open to interpretation by the reader, and that the intention of the author is unimportant or unknowable. While I agree that often any writing, especially fiction, can take on a life of its own, since…
Exegesis, Exposition, Production and Delivery of a Sermon
Saw this conversation on The Gospel Coalition between DA “Don” Carson and Ligon Duncan about the difference between Exegesis and Exposition while communicating the scriptures to a congregation. Carson and Duncan on Moving from Exegesis to Exposition It’s a nearly one hour conversation and know many of you don’t have time to listen to the…
More breadcrumbs
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, mostly because I’ve had less time to write. Today I found a piece from Scientific American on artists who use mathematical equations as a source for their art. As I written in a previous post, these kinds of things seem almost indisputable to me to be evidence for the…
Cracks in the shed
Recently read a bit of C.S. Lewis’s, “Meditations in a tool shed”, most especially the beginning in which C.S. Lewis describes his observation of a sunbeam in a shed. “I was standing today in the dark toolshed. The sun was shining outside, and through the crack at the top of the door there came a…
Our current fascination with Superheroes
I think many, if not most, boys of my generation collected Comic books when they were kids. Everyone had their favorite, mine were somewhat like the title to my blog, eclectic. I liked primarily The Incredible Hulk and Richey Rich but also Archie and Jughead, the Fantastic Four and a few others. I didn’t really…
Thoughtfully considering principles for Christians engaging in political decisions
I’ve attempted to write a several different posts about Christians in politics. As I wrote earlier, a simple definition of politics is decision-making in a group or organizational setting, which means I am considering politics in a broader scope than just national or state governmental politics. I intended to write about the various groups in…
Should Christians marry younger?
I think many, if not most people, have had friends and acquaintances who have experienced divorce express the lament that they married too young. The feeling often is that the couple married when they were still relatively immature and either picked the wrong person to marry, or weren’t ready for the rigors of marriage, and…
Trail of breadcrumbs….why the trail, why faith?
In an earlier post this week I wrote about the breadcrumbs I’ve seen that seem to lead to God. I want to explore those trails in further posts, but I think the first thing I’d like to consider is, why is the trail of breadcrumbs there are at all? What is the point of it?…
Musings about Politics
I renamed my blog “the Eclectic Christian” a few months back for several reasons, some I stated when I renamed it, others I didn’t. In the subtitle of the blog you will find the main reason, “Musings of a curious Christian”. I am by nature a very curious person, and always have been. If you…