by Daisy Reynolds | Jul 17, 2024
Barry talks about faith and its destination. Some circles are still contemplating the truthfulness of the Bible. If that debate is decided in favor of the Scriptures, one may think our work here is done. However, believing the Bible is only the first step—the more...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 17, 2024 | Devotionals
Through my primary school years, heavy summer rains dissolve our neighborhood into a waterpark: curb gutters become whitewater for stick kayaks, puddles are teed up for sprayed field goal attempts, and anything flat serves as a boogie board. I have never been in a...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 10, 2024 | Devotionals
As I gather information for the previous year’s taxes, there are a few websites from which I will draw my information. To make access simpler, I keep a list of account names, numbers, and passwords. Saturday morning I try accessing one of those websites. I use an old...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jul 10, 2024
Barry talks through a long psalm, 78, about the longer history of a people’s broken relationship with their God. When God blesses them, they forget him, and when he judges them, they blame him. A lose-lose for God turns to a win-win for us at the cross. ...
by Barry Creamer | Jul 3, 2024 | Devotionals
We are the church. Described as a society, family, and structure, we are “…fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jul 3, 2024
After a recent denominational convention, Barry discusses denominations and our interaction with them. He gives what are reasons to leave, what aren’t reasons to leave, and reasons not to leave. Believe it or not, that actually makes sense in the context. ...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jun 26, 2024
A discussion of profanity ends this series about art and a Christian. The focus here is not on the moral impact of using profanity, but an invitation to see the person behind the behavior and to consider that person’s message and value. Scriptures: Eph 5:4 Gal...
by Barry Creamer | Jun 26, 2024 | Devotionals
A while back, Dr. Lamar Cooper asked for a time to visit me in my office. (He has since passed.) I wondered if he was going to update me on his recent writings or the Qumran dig. Instead, he entered with a thick quarto-sized volume and offered it to me as a gift: an...
by Barry Creamer | Jun 19, 2024 | Devotionals
Awaking the second morning of a stay in Colorado to a fresh layer of snow, we insulated ourselves against the cold and ventured out like Texas rubes to explore the vast and pristine wilderness of our cabin’s mountainside driveway. It is actually more impressive and...
by Daisy Reynolds | Jun 19, 2024
Barry continues the conversation of art and the Christian, adding to it a surprising challenge when it comes to the profane. To provide a steppingstone for a jump that may feel uncomfortable, he adds humor—no, actually, he adds a discussion about humor. Books: The Wit...
