May 19, 2008
By: Cathi-Lyn Dyck, Managing Editor
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It is totally possible to be raised within a grace-based system, and yet develop a performance-based sense of religion. Note that I don’t say “sense of faith,” because by definition performance is not faith. Faith is trust. And level of trust is not a measure of our performance, but of our relationship. God knows our difficulty with trusting, when so much in life is broken. He’s both capable and willing to earn our trust, much as we don’t deserve that grace. But that’s the point of grace.
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April 04, 2008
By: Patrick
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So who is the most important person in the Bible? Well, besides Him, of course — and his Son and his Spirit.
It’s a curious question really, and maybe there’s not an answer. There are definitely people highlighted more than others, though that’s not necessarily a measure of importance. Saul takes up a good chunk of chapters, but in the long run he seems to be more of an oops than important. David steps in and his branch takes over the whole story.
I don’t really even mean honored. Isaiah, for instance, resonates to our day as being a great prophet. But, in the story he’s more of an observer and color commentator. He’s vital as a narrator, but not as a player.
How about Noah? He’s important. If he didn’t have that faith which builds boats then the story suggests humanity would have been wiped out.
David and Noah are important, for the Old Testament parts. As is Moses. We can’t forget Moses. Or Abraham. Abraham is a rather vital guy for all sorts of reasons. Maybe we could throw in Paul and Peter and John for the New Testament — both because they were major players and because if not for these three we wouldn’t really have much of a New Testament. Thank God for the writers, eh?
These are people we know. So they seem especially important, and for good reasons. But I’m thinking there are others. I’m constantly struck by the character actors in the text. You know, the men and women who show up, say a line or two, and then disappear.
Take this lady, for instance:
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April 03, 2008
By: Marty
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A quick post to thank the good folks at True North Records for providing us with music to play on the soon coming music and talk version of Humble O Radio.
Hopefully independent artists and labels will follow soon, I hope so.
While I am at it I will take the time to thank a few of the artists and/or their labels for helping us to establish our library for the launch of our station.
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August 08, 2007
By: Marty
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I love Tony Snow.
I don’t care about his politics or what networks he previously worked for, I have always liked Tony Snow.
You’ll need to set aside about a half hour to watch this one on one interview David Gregory of NBC did with him talking not about his politics, the president, the war in Iraq or anything other than his battle with cancer.
I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s and during that time our political leaders would duke it out on the floor of the Senate and in Congress and then when 5 o’clock came they would go have a drink together. There was a courtesy, a common thread that would allow them to not be so personal in attacking one another.
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