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'Tis the Season ("Found Music" Cantata for Marketers and Orchestra, opus 35% off)

by mr willow (Special Guest Soloist: E. Scrooge) Click.“Festive Holiday Special was made possible by WilkinsCorp, which gave us $1.8 million to produce it on condition that we say that WilkinsCorp’s new product, the Wi…
Ministering to the Homeless Through Karaoke?

by mr willow Living in downtown Chicago, I've heard of many--and participated in several--good methods of ministering to the homeless or the otherwise poor and needy. Job counseling, clothes drives, food pantries, and…
Oswald Chambers on Job and the Deeper Meaning of Suffering

by mr willow I was going to write something about Job and the “problem of suffering.” Really, I was. One of my readers messaged me with a great question about why God allowed so many trials and tribulations to happen …
Why 'Christian Art' Misses the Point

by mr willow Exhibit A: The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (oil on canvas) Exhibit B: "Jesus died for my space in heaven" by Kerusso Inc. (Ink on textile fabric) Call me elitist, …
When a Congregation Refuses to Participate in Worship?

by mr willow Can you all help me with this, what about when the congregation doesn't stand up or even participate in the worship, and the pastor has instructed us not to tell the people to get up and participate becaus…
It's Time to Stop Taking Ourselves Too Seriously...

by mr willow My blogging themes alternate between theology and goofy humor, or from the sublime to the ridiculous. But today at lunch I read something from one of my favorite books, Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton, that …
Laughing at the Unfunny State of Our Economy

by mr willow Unfortunately, economics are something I know very little about, since working musicians seldom have large investments to manage. (Note to self: Make new "Will Compose for Food" sign.) I do know that som…
Worst Christian Clichés -Are You an Offender?

by mr willow A discussion on TheWorshipCafe got me thinking about some of those special little phrases we Christians tend to use. I’m not opposed to Christians having their own special phrases with technical meanings; …
If God Has a 'Wonderful Plan' for My Life, Why Am I Suffering, Pt 2: More Like Jesus

by mr willowLast time, I answered a question from a reader who wondered why there are so many hardships in the Christian life. I said that, according to what the Bible teaches, everything (good or bad) that God allows …
The Xangalogical Argument For God's Existence, Pt. 2

by mr willowPerhaps I need to clear up some confusion from my previous installment. Judging from the comments, I think a lot of you got the impression that my argument so far is, "Having a personal God you can't see is…