The Way I Hear It

The Reset Button

January 5 2009 by By Shane Nixon

My son has learned, even at age 6, a valuable video game lesson. The ‘reset’ button wipes all things out. I said the lesson was valuable, and it is, but I was not sure how “good” a lesson it was until last night. A little background if I may? My six year old son got a new video gaming system for Christmas - that much seems obvious right? His older sister has one already, and to my sheer amazem...

Such Prophetic Words

November 14 2008 by Shane Nixon

I was sitting with a couple of friends in the last session of this year’s BSC annual session. I believe said session will forever be remembered as one of “those” times. I mean one of those “know where you were when” kinds of moments. I know that I, for one, will remember it as long as my brain functions normally. As the vote totals for the amended single giving...

Being His Favorite

November 6 2008 by Shane Nixon

The VERY last of my paternal great aunts died last night. She was the last vestige of my grandfather’s “extended family.” All his brothers, sisters, and all of their spouses have now passed away. I never referred to my Aunt Ethel as my great aunt, thought she was GREAT. She felt as much like an aunt as anyone ever has to me. She had the most infectious laugh...

Unexpecting the Expected

October 17 2008 by Shane Nixon

How does the world expect Christians to act? Should we care? Does it matter? On Saturday night, I will be involved in a wedding. I do not know the parties, have never met even one member of the family on either side. I have not been involved in counseling the couple or setting the vows. I am filling in for a minister friend of mine who has been involved with ...

Blessed are the WHO?

October 8 2008 by Shane Nixon

About five years ago I read (for the first time) a book by Dr. Gerald Mann entitled “Why Does Jesus Make Me Nervous?” In the first printing of the book, there was a subtitle, “Taking the Sermon on the Mount Seriously.” For me, this is one of those books that “reshaped” everything I thought I knew about my personal theology. Mann has been labeled by some, a pattern I see so often happening to folks...

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