Posts by writingjoy
Election Day Is Not a Vote Between Hades and Paradise
I write for A Deeper Story today, the day before the US presidential election. For two months I’ve thought about where to go with this post. Do I talk about the election? Do I talk about the candidate I favor? Do I write an analysis of the big issues this season? I’ve started half a…
Read MoreYou Are Vandalizing My Freedom of Speech
I have a political sign in my front yard. It’s our private property. We have the legal and constitutional right to express support for any political party, candidate, and issue on that property. On each of the last two weekends, someone has vandalized that sign. It’s time for a brief civics lesson. Interpretation: Leave people’s…
Read MoreSovereignty, Hurricanes, and President Obama: Does God Care About the Election?
Most of the churches I’ve been part of over the last fifteen years have taught that God is absolutely sovereign, or in control, of everything that happens. Yes, even horrible things like hurricanes. You may recall John Piper saying that God directed the Joplin tornado and the Twin Cities bridge collapse and even the tsunami in…
Read MoreWhy “Christ Is All I Need” Is Gnosticism in Disguise
Every Monday, the president of our college spoke to the student body in the chapel service. Most Mondays, at the end of his talk, he’d raise his arm and start singing, and everyone would join him in four part harmony (I think we sang harmony to avoid being completely bored out of our minds with…
Read MoreHappy Halloween!
This is my costume this year. I think it might be my most favorite ever. (For a peek at school-aged Joy, check out the Halloween greeting on Deeper Story today.) What will you be dressing up as this year? What was your favorite costume? (No Life:Unmasked link-up today, since many of us will be donning…
Read MoreAm I Changing Minds or Just Modifying Behavior? ~ The Parent ‘Hood
The irony of hosting a parenthood synchroblog while not having grown children is not lost on me. My kids are 10, 7, and 5, so while I may know a few things about babies and toddlers, beyond that, I feel like the blind leading the blind. I’m relying on the Holy Spirit’s guidance as much…
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