This is just a short post on somethings that I have been studying this summer. Christopher Nolan's theatrical interpretation of Homer's Odyssey releases today in theaters. Coincidentally, I have spent the summer researching the ancient civilizations of the Minoans (c. 3000–1450 BC) and Mycenaeans (c. 1600–1100 BC) who ruled the Aegean Sea and laid the foundations for what became Ancient Greece. The Mycenaeans also happen to be the Greeks found in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Bu

I’m a millennial. That used to be a derogatory term for “young people” but now we’re just all middle age. It also means that many of us are parents and an important question we may ask is - “how can I raise godly children?” And to be honest, it’s not my intention to answer that question in-depth but to only offer two brief answers for your consideration (and one caveat). First, an anecdotal story. When our son was born, we were excited to take him to church with us. However,

I officially left the Methodist Church at the end of 2019, though I theologically departed from it in stages starting in 2015. In more recent days, it has become quite popular to write a “tell all” disparaging the faith or faith tradition you have left. So after 6.5 years, I have decided to finally join in on the fun. Here is the reason I left the Methodist Church: I was convinced by scripture that the doctrine and practices expressed in the Second London Confession of Faith