“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.” (Ez 9:4) When I think about Ezekiel’s time in Israel’s history, it reminds me of our Western culture today. In countless […]

This Sunday I told everyone at my church that I stopped following Jesus. Scandalous? Not really. You see there is this Twitter user who goes by the name “Jesus” and posts messages as if He were the Son of God. It was funny to follow him for a while, but […]

The other day I was reading Jeremiah 33… “This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate and without men or animals—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks…flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them, […]

Yesterday represented my 100th post on this blog. What started out two years ago as a way to kill time during a Thanksgiving break has become a great tool to discipline my thoughts and work on my writing; it’s an outlet for this extroverted introvert to share what I’m learning […]

Over the last couple of days I’ve been reading a really fun book about the business history of Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com. For me it’s been a worthwhile read with lots of great nuggets. However, I have to take exception to his understanding of how corporate culture should simultaneously […]

We just moved into our new house, and it’s too expensive. Rent in this part of Southern California is quite a bit higher than it is just 30 minutes East. We could have moved into a much nicer home and had more money left over for some “fun” things (or […]

Psalms 39: 4-7 “show me, O Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life…” Many of us have become really good at counting hours. In our quest for better time management we’ve read the books; attended the seminars; bought the […]

What I am about to write is relevant for everyone who follows Christ, but I want to specifically talk to Christian leaders: Your job is unique and only you know the full-press of life as you experience it in your ministry setting. Your day is usually packed. There is a […]

My last post was about the perils of pride in social networking. One sure-fire way to combat self-aggrandizement is by lifting up others, and lifting up Christ. As a Christian, I don’t live my life to get others to look at me, so I shouldn’t be tweeting or updating my […]

My intended month of less internet, and no blogging, facebook and twitter turned into almost 7 weeks. It’s a long story, but when we returned from vacation, we had to move out of our house (the landlords had to move in quicker than we had hoped) and live without internet […]