Fallen Condition Focus

This is a paper that I wrote for PESM.
The main purpose in God’s existence is to glorify Himself through the redemption of all creation. Said redemption is needed because mankind exists in a fallen state, incapable of overcoming the curse that sin has wrought without divine intervention. The Scriptures, then, reveal the response [...]

Liesch on Worship

Congregational worship continues to be an interesting subject in the western church. Just when many churches have begun to use more modern worship songs and choruses, a new wave has emerged, longing for the richness of the ancient Christian traditions. A worship leader must be able to balance the many musical tastes and [...]

Postmodern Christians?

How can you be postmodern and be a Christian?
Short answer…you can’t. Long answer…you can’t not.
There are some tenets of postmodernism that simply run contrary to the gospel. The biggest of these is what is known as the death of the metanarrative. The metanarrative is the one over-arching story which gives meaning to all humanity. For [...]

LJ is sick

So last night LJ and I spent some time togethrer. LJ calls this DaddyLjKhobi time. Last night’s activity was watching LJ puke. I held him up, Khobi rubbed his back and LJ, or course, was doing the puking. So, he was pretty ill and feel asleep and slept really well all [...]

Dreamer

Here’s a fun little personality test that I saw on Marko’s blog. Apparently I am a dreamer – not to be confused with “dreamy” !!

INFPs (Dreamers) are introspective, private, creative and highly idealistic individuals that have a constant desire to be on a meaningful path. They are driven by their values and [...]