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I picked up a box of books from the Harvard Classics set for $5.00 at a yard sale a couple years ago. I finally got around to reading some of them. Volume 2 contains The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, 1st Century Greek Stoic teacher. There is a lot about Stoicism that conflicts with authentic Christianity, [...]

This past Sunday I preached on Jesus’ first infamous miracle: turning water into wine. I should be more precise: John’s gospel called it a “sign”. This event was a sign-post that pointed toward an important truth. For too long, evangelicals have been distracted with silly arguments about grape juice and alcohol to really look at [...]

I continually mark up all the books I read so I can look back and find the important bits. I’ve worked up a system of stars, lines, and underlines that seems to work for me. When I read something worth quoting, the star beside it gets circled. On Fridays, I plan on posting the best [...]