Michael Krahn : The Ascent to Truth

I found this graphic in an N.T. Wright book:

Nicely done. Would make a great tattoo. ;-)
Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist who enjoys books, theology, technology and the Ottawa Senators.
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This was an excellent response to my post entitled “Does God Hate Haiti?” by my friend Darryl Smith:
The appropriate response is indeed one of lament.
God has been and always will be in Haiti in a MUCH BIGGER WAY than what you would see in any church in Canada or the USA. Why? Because of the [...]

In Mark 5 we read of a man with an unclean spirit. He had been living among the tombs; he was uncontrollably violent; he spent his days crying out and cutting himself with stones.
When Jesus arrives near these tombs, the man runs out and falls down before him. Jesus, wasting no time, commands the demons [...]

In yesterday’s post I focused on the common practice of second-hand naysaying. I also mentioned something that serves as a the naysayer’s source book: the “anti-book”. This book (an example here) is a scrapbook of sorts that claims to be authoritative on all matters relating to the one(s) who have been issued “nay” status. It [...]

I don’t mind naysaying; in fact, on occasion, I engage in it. There is certainly plenty of it going on and in this series of three posts I want to (1) examine how it works, (2) make some observations about  the “anti-book”, and then (3) offer some principles or rules of engagement for dealing with [...]

There’s a good post over at iMonk.com by Chaplain Mike about Bible stories. This is timely since I just finished reading Genesis again this morning. Some excerpts below… read the whole thing here.
Most of us have the idea that the Bible is a nice book for nice people about nice folks who said and did [...]

In James 5:16 we are commanded to do the following: “Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.”
“Therefore” means “because the preceding is true”… In other words, he is sayng “You should do this… it will be good for you.”
Confess your sins to one another. When [...]

For those of you who aren’t aware (I wasn’t until last week), renowned theologian and scholar D. A. Carson posts regularly on his blog at The Gospel Coalition website. Carson’s blog is called “For the Love of God“. The blog provides little commentary on current events and controversies but is instead more like a running [...]

Here is the audio from my January 10, 2010 sermon titled “Changing and Unchanging – The Certainty of God’s Promise” The sermon was based on Hebrews 6:13-20. You can listen to the audio below or download the MP3 and listen on whatever device you normally use. Enjoy!
[Audio clip: view full post to listen]
(Direct download here. [...]

We’ve all probably read the story of the prodigal son. This video shows us the Father’s perspective as he pleads for his son to “come home” and gives us a glimpse of the anxiety our Father has over His children…

(HT: LayGuy)
Michael Krahn (michael.krahn@gmail.com) is a husband, father, Pastor, writer, and recording artist who enjoys books, [...]