Go look at Tim Timmon’s blog entry from last year entitled “Christianity Isn’t the Way; Jesus Is”. It’ll take a while to read it all, but will be time well spent.
Archive for July, 2008
Christianity Isn’t the Way
Posted in church, missions on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Absolute Dominance of 80’s Rock
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s undeniable. Wherever I go – the mall, a museum, the zoo, 80’s rock reigns. Entire radio stations are devoted to 80’s (most add 70’s without being “classic” stations) rock. Now admit this. There are no radio stations devoted to the 90’s. None. Or to the decade we’re in now (what do we call it?). [...]
Saying “No” to Muscular Dystrophy
Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Today at the grocery store the lady at the checkout asked me, as they have all summer, “Would you like to donate a dollar to help cure muscular dystrophy?” My answer? “No”. I have nothing against finding the cure for muscular dystrophy. I said “no” because I think that is a rude tactic. What is [...]
Speeding God Up
Posted in discipleship on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Since God’s ways are often slow, it seems we excel at trying to speed Him up. Abraham did so with Hagar and Ishmael and Rebekah did so in helping Isaac trick Esau into giving up his blessing. Because of God’s election of Isaac over Esau, it would have happened eventually somehow. Rebekah and Isaac didn’t [...]
God’s Slow Ways
Posted in discipleship on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Take Abraham for example. He was 75 when God promised him that he would be the father of a great nation, whose people would be too numerous to count. After 11 years, Abraham gave God a little help by producing Ishmael. When he was 100, Isaac finally came – 25 years after the promise Abraham [...]
Support-raising Lesson from a Homeless Guy
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While looking for lunch on Thursday in Long Beach, I was approached by a homeless guy. He was dressed well and wasn’t the kind that scares you. He aggressively tracked me down, ignoring my first attempts at just walking by. When I finally acquiesced, he shook my hand and said, “Hi, I’m Darrell Torson. I’m [...]
Homeschoolers and Conservative Evangelicalism
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
From this past Thursday through yesterday, we had an INSIGHT booth at the California Home Educators Association’s Annual Convention. The site was the Long Beach Convention Center and it was a big conference. I’d never been to a homeschoolers event, so it was interesting to feel the “vibe” of the people there.
First, it was obviously [...]
Family Reunion
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Datema family reunion happened here from July 2-9. We went to the LA Zoo, the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage, an LA Galaxy game, the Natural History Museum, Chinatown, Santa Monica beach, and Old Town Pasadena. Not everyone could make it, but most of us four brothers and our families were there. We [...]
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