Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
Hey, it’s that time again. My 3rd annual “freedom-from-internet-addiction” month. A couple of years ago, I realized that I was getting more and more sucked into the virtual world, and I wanted to address it. I decided that when I went on my family vacation I’d give my wife and […]
Read More...“Teach me Your way O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart so that I may fear Your Name. I will praise You O Lord my god with all of my heart. I will glorify Your name forever. For great is Your love towards […]
Read More...Last night my wife and I went to a U2 concert. I’ve caught nearly every tour since 1985, and this was one of the best performances I’ve seen…let’s just say these guys are consummate showmen! I stood directly in front of the sound board. I’ve found when I have general […]
Read More...Mark 2 includes the amazing story of a paralyzed man who is taken by four of his friends to a home where Jesus was preaching, only to be lowered into a packed-out house through a hole that was dug in the roof. At the end of the story, after he […]
Read More...The other day I had a good conversation with my kids about our relationship—I wanted to once again make sure they knew I unconditionally loved and accepted them. As a pastor, I see a lot of people who have “daddy issues” that cause much pain and anxiety in their adult […]
Read More...So according to some, the rapture and the start of the great tribulation was supposed to take place today. Media outlets all over are having fun reporting the misfire. Atheists are celebrating and mocking. And many Christians are joining in. I have some concerns about this. First, understand that I […]
Read More...“Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” -Bonhoeffer Last night President Obama announced that the United States found and killed Usama Bin Laden. The frenzy on twitter and Facebook was unprecedented. As one friend tweeted: “Osama is dead & by the looks of it he’ll take […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
Read More...Note: This month I’m posting a series of devotional thoughts from Acts. Many of these are reposts, some are new. I’m “working out the kinks” for submission to a compilation of short, pastoral writings in Acts to be published later this year. If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please […]
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