Put your dollar bills down for a minute and listen. Generosity is not ultimately about your money. But what about all of those starving kids in Africa? What about all of those books I read that guilted me into cancelling the cable and internet (although, I am now stealing my neighbor’s unsecured wifi! oops.) WhatContinueContinue reading “Generosity Is Not About Your Money”
Author Archives: Chad C. Ashby
Is Frugality Really a Christian Virtue?
Why has frugality become a modern Christian virtue? In recent years I have met so many Christians who act as though it is their primary goal to spend as little money as possible—like this is what the Bible expects of all believers. Somewhere in the past decade it became godly to shop only at thriftContinueContinue reading “Is Frugality Really a Christian Virtue?”
A Poetic Response to the Science vs. Faith Debate
Often, artistic expression has a way of driving to the point better than logical and deductive reasoning can. After we have become tired with all the arguments, discussions, and reasoning, a poem has the ability to blow open the truth of the matter. Some of us are still hanging out in the foamy eddies, bobbingContinueContinue reading “A Poetic Response to the Science vs. Faith Debate”
Without Y’all, You’re Misinterpreting Your Bible
Let’s all be honest here for a moment. We are self-centered–especially when we read the Bible. When you read the word “you” in your Bible, who do you immediately think of? Your sister? Your wife? Your boss? Of course not. You think: “This is talking to me.” That’s my point. Whenever you read “you” inContinueContinue reading “Without Y’all, You’re Misinterpreting Your Bible”
All We’ve Left Unsaid: Bill Nye and Ken Ham
Last night I tuned in with over a half million other viewers to watch the “Scopes Trial” of our generation–okay, that’s a huge overstatement. However, it was a nostalgic experience for me. On the one side, I was watching “The Science Guy”, a man I loved to watch on T.V. as a kid. On theContinueContinue reading “All We’ve Left Unsaid: Bill Nye and Ken Ham”
Transfiguration by Raphael
Many painters of the past were theologians who happened to use brush and pigment instead of pen and ink. Consider Transfiguration by Raphael. I was pointed to it by J. Monro Gibson, D.D. in his 1889 commentary on Matthew’s Gospel. In his comments about the descent from the mount of transfiguration he says, “It isContinueContinue reading “Transfiguration by Raphael”
The Genesis of Scripture (Part 2): The Words of God
Is the Bible just a library of faith? Is it a place to engage with the journaled experiences of the flawed men of faith in the Scriptures? Or is the Bible something more than the mere words of men? In The Genesis of Scriptures (Part 1) we asked whether Christians can approach the Bible asContinueContinue reading “The Genesis of Scripture (Part 2): The Words of God”