Thoughts on “Angels and Demons”
Posted by info in chris ritter on 23. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
Noelle and I just watched the movie “Angels and Demons” starring Tom Hanks. It’s sort of a sequel to “The Da Vinci Code” – which, for the record, I enjoyed as an entertaining movie with a fairly interesting story line and nothing else. While many people have criticized both of these movies for many reasons [...]
Wages of Sin vs. Free Gift of God
Posted by info in chris ritter, News on 16. Mar, 2010 | No Comments
I used to work at Scandia Family Fun Center off of Madison Blvd. Yes, the pretty ghetto place right off of I-80. I worked in the snack bar and it was not a great job. Sure it had some perks for a 16 year old like everything being free for me and my friends, but [...]
State of the Union, State of the Throne
Posted by info in chris ritter on 28. Jan, 2010 | No Comments
Last night President Obama stood in front of congress and in front of the world and gave the state of the union address. I was only able to listen to about half of it because we had to get to youth group at the Decker’s home, but my point in writing is not to sum [...]
Pebble Beach
Posted by info in chris ritter on 21. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
I played Pebble Beach today. It was most likely the only time I will get the chance to do so. About a month ago my father in law informed me that a close friend of his had won 2 free rounds. This guy works for the Pebble Beach company and had said for over 2 [...]
I Peter, part 5
Posted by info in chris ritter on 08. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
I Peter 1:20-25 Peter is continuing his discourse on what Christ did and who Christ is, telling us in v. 20 that “He was foreknown before the foundation of the world…” Jesus is God who has lived eternally past and will live eternally in the future. But why did he come? Peter answers that immediately [...]
I Peter, part 4
Posted by info in chris ritter on 01. Dec, 2009 | No Comments
I Peter 1:13-19 Peter is beginning to move from his opening discourse, rich in theology and elevating the salvation of God in Christ, to getting into the “nitty-gritty” of the Christian life. Like other authors the Holy Spirit inspired to write Scripture, he will mix theology with practical implications, but here it’s more on the [...]
I Peter part 3
Posted by info in chris ritter on 10. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
I Peter 1:10-12 We have here some of the most revealing words written about God’s plan for the ages. Peter masterfully sums up what God was doing through the prophets and prophecies, and who the prophets were serving in their ministry. Peter begins v. 10 with “concerning this salvation” – the salvation he has been [...]
I Peter part 2
Posted by info in chris ritter on 10. Nov, 2009 | Comments Off
I Peter 1:6-9 We pick up with Peter’s flow of thought from v. 3-10. He tells his readers in v. 6, “in this you rejoice…” They rejoice in God’s mercy (v. 3) expressed through Jesus Christ and the living hope they have because Jesus is alive. In short, Peter is confident they are rejoicing in [...]
I Peter, part 1
Posted by info in chris ritter on 03. Nov, 2009 | No Comments
I’ve been inconsistent at this whole blogging thing for the past few weeks. It’s not that I don’t have anything to write, but I guess I lack some motivation when every piece that I write is isolated. For some reason I feel like I need something to start and finish instead of just put random [...]
I Hate The Fall
Posted by info in chris ritter on 20. Oct, 2009 | No Comments
I hate the fall. And no, I don’t mean the fall that we are entering into right now. I don’t hate the leaves changing colors and the air cooling down. I don’t hate the rain or the wind or any of that. In fact I very much love the fall season. I love the crisp [...]