christmas Archives — R. L. Solberg

Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

‘Tis the season for the ba-humbugs and curmudgeons to start making a fuss. And I admit I can be a bit of a grinch myself sometimes. Especially when stores put up Christmas decorations even before Halloween, which I saw this year! On top of that, I hate to see the commercialization and secularization of a […]

R. L. Solberg 1 year agoNovember 15, 2022

Apologetics Faith Interviews Theology

The Mind Renewed

I had a delightful conversation with Dr. Julian Charles of The Mind Renewed podcast, out of the UK. We discussed theology, doctrine, Torahism, heresy, history, and more. You can listen at the link below. Or look for it on your favorite podcast channel. And check out his other episodes, too. Great stuff!

R. L. Solberg 4 years agoOctober 14, 2020

Apologetics Culture Faith

Is Christmas Real?

In the modern Western world most everyone is familiar with the basic story of Christmas, even if they aren’t Christian. Linus Van Pelt did a pretty good job of explaining it back in 1965: The passage Linus reads in the video above is from the book of Luke and it’s amazing to see how the author […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years ago

Music & Art

The Loop Station

Today was a rainy, overcast Saturday one week before Christmas Eve. I got up early this morning and headed up to The Lab to continue dialing in my nascent loop station, affectionally dubbed “Andromeda” since it’s made up of a galaxy of gear, wires, and instruments. I don’t necessarily have any professional aspirations for it. I […]

R. L. Solberg 7 years ago

Faith Philosophy

The Christmas Conundrum

Emmanuel, “God With Us”. I was wondering this morning why God would choose to do such an outrageous thing for our benefit. For some reason, this reminded me of a song that we sing in church, though it’s not a Christmas song at all. I thought of it because something about it brings tears to […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years agoNovember 29, 2019

Creativity Music & Art

Midnight

Apparently, I’m now one of those old guys who like to putter around in the garage on Saturdays, not really doing much, just enjoying the day and following my fancy where it leads. Except in my case, I don’t tinker around with tools in the garage. Instead, I head to my little home studio I call The Lab, where I […]

R. L. Solberg 8 years ago