Do you go to less baseball games because of the cost? It’s really crazy. For a family of four to go to a game at Wrigley Field with parking and food, it costs $298.20. Yet people still pack into Wrigley every year.… Read the rest

(photo courtesy of vader773) Do we worship the Stanley Cup? Hear me out on this, because this is an issue I’m torn on. I’m excited about the Stanley Cup being in Chicago. It’s fun! But… The Stanley Cup visited my workplace three years ago.… Read the rest

Pope Francis rides a bus every day Anyone who rides the bus is cool. Anyone who joyfully rides the bus is WAY cool. Everyone thinks driving a car is a right. Or that it’s a staple. Not Pope Francis. He turns down driving a car.… Read the rest

This is a piece of Scripture that causes much debate, so if you believe I’m in the wrong, please explain why in the comments. There are some people that say that Hebrews 6:4-6 is not talking about Christians. For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.… Read the rest

I keep hearing “crossing the line of faith.” That makes me wonder if they think faith is a line. Or that faith is an area. Faith is a gift. The Bible has no references to faith being a line. I think I need a better understanding of what exactly this “line of faith” means.… Read the rest

Charles Henrickson of steadfastlutherans posted a painting of Jesus’ baptism. I like the artwork in this blog post. When I picture Christ’s baptism, I imagine John and Jesus in a vast body of water like the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago.… Read the rest

I really need to start carrying around my Psalms book again. It’s nice to have on hand. As much as I’m a digital man reading books on the kindle app on my iphone, reading blogs on the Reeder app; I do enjoy real paper in my hands.… Read the rest

The twitter account @thankAsaint started following me on twitter. I replied back with “@thankAsaint Thank you for the follow. However, I like to pray directly to God. He’s always there listening.” @thankAsaint replied back. See our conversation in the screenshot below:… Read the rest

Often it seems like the world wants us to produce quantity instead of quality. I’m glad that God told Noah to build one big boat instead of 1,000 crappy little boats.… Read the rest