Lecture highlight

January 17, 2011 | 14 comments

Last Friday night, I lectured to a packed house at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Pasadena, CA. It was part of the Southern California Church Alive Summit, and what an evening it was. Ginny Luedeman, another Christian Science lecturer,

The three red marbles

January 14, 2011 | 6 comments

Three Red Marbles I’m not sure where this story originated. It is widely used on the Internet. One source credits W. E. Petersen as the author, with the story first appearing in the October 1975 Ensign Magazine. It has a heart-warming moral

Helpless or helpful?

January 12, 2011 | No comments yet

Here’s a light article with a good point and short story included that illustrate the blessings that come from getting out of yourself by thinking about others. Workarounds: Are You Willing to Move from Helpless to Helpful? There is no mention

Sola scriptura

January 11, 2011 | 8 comments

Phyllis Tickle, in her new book, “The Great Emergence,” makes some interesting points about the current status of Christianity and the direction it is headed. One of the main points she makes is that “About every five hundred years the