Practicing the Presence

From Dean Ohlman on August 30, 2009

Last week my friend Gary Fawver sent me some samples of his wonderful photos plus a quote from the book Your God Is Too Safe by Mark Buchanan.  In it Mark rather negatively compares his own photography to that of … Continue reading »

WOC Photo Group

From Dean Ohlman on August 27, 2009

Hey, WOC friends, we’ve added a new feature to this site: access to our own photo group!  It’s the WOC Photo Group, and you can access it here or at the new link at the bottom of the link list … Continue reading »

Doing Creation Care

From Dean Ohlman on August 25, 2009

Nate Simons and I have a lot in common: our love of God’s creation, our interest in learning everything we can about the biology and geology of our region, our fascination with ecology (how everything works together in relationship to … Continue reading »

Where On Earth Is Heaven?

From Dean Ohlman on August 23, 2009

A refreshing development in evangelical theological studies is the new emphasis on the “new earth.” Refreshing to me in particular because of the “Beam me up, Lord” mentality of my generation, a mindset that concentrated on the Rapture of the … Continue reading »

From Dean Ohlman on August 20, 2009

Remember the old gun right’s chant: “They will take my gun away from me when they can pry it from my cold dead fingers?”  I sort of feel that way about my pocket knife.  With the new tough air travel … Continue reading »