2013-06-17 20:03
Kelly and I have strived to include our children, ages 11 and 9 at the time of writing, as part of our ministry team as much as possible. I have to say I am quite proud when they argue over… Read More
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A somewhat regularly published blog about living an authentic Christian life in the context of a modern world.
2012-10-14 14:59
Hiding in plain sight is an art of camouflage and avoiding attention. You have to be aware of your surroundings and make conscious decisions in your appearance … Read More
2012-10-07 14:48
Traditions are amazing things. They bring comfort when times are tumultuous. They bring people together when nothing else will. We find joy in them with some ceremonies and rituals. We even… Read More
2012-09-30 14:53
Vocational ministers or professional clergy get to hear questions from people that are not normally asked in casual conversation. The questions change a little bit depending on the role; pas… Read More
2012-09-23 14:24
We are three quarters of the way through September and that means a number of things. County fairs and harvest festivals are taking place all over the country. The kids are settling back int… Read More
2012-09-16 14:38
I love weddings. I find every aspect of a wedding fun, and at times entertaining. I enjoy the premarital counseling and planning. It's fun to watch the busyness of the bride's mom… Read More
2012-09-09 14:59
Summer is over and my children are uttering the all too familiar "I'm bored" less now that there is home work and school night bed times. When they do utter that amazing phrase I have to smi… Read More
2012-09-03 15:12
One of the things Jesus instructed us to do was to go into all the world and spread the gospel. We are to be witnesses to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the world. God placed on… Read More
2012-09-02 14:00
A friend recommended a book by Max Lucado recently. It's titled The Cure For The Common Life. The friend who recommended it said it sounded a lot like what I share with people when… Read More
2012-08-26 16:52
When I was 12 years old I enjoyed building models. I remember the tool box I assembled for model building. It had all sorts of paints and brushes, spare parts and left over pieces, and razor… Read More
2012-08-19 14:50
I enjoy watching people. I like to observe people in their regular surroundings and try to figure who they are and how they got to be who they are. I really enjoy sitting down over a cup of… Read More
2012-08-12 14:26
I have a ten year old son. He is just starting to exhibit those tween tendencies. You know the ones: procrastination, the eye rolls, attitude starting to show, incessant deal making. So… Read More
2012-08-05 12:00
"Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it." - Edmund Burke (1729-1797). That's an often misquoted quotation of an eighteenth century British statesman. There are countless… Read More
2012-07-29 16:19
"We're moving on up, to the east side, to a high rise apartment in the skies." That is a lyric that brings back some memories. This last week the world lost Sherman Hemsley. He was most know… Read More
2012-07-22 15:11
I grew up near the waters of Long Island Sound. My grandparents lived on a canal that lead out into the sound and had a motorboat. I always enjoyed going out in their boat, or going out in t… Read More
2012-07-15 14:45
There is a popular concept in emerging churches today. It is arrows pointed out. The main premise is to make sure you are focusing on others before you focus on your self. I have many friend… Read More
2012-07-08 14:33
Cruise control is a wonderful piece of technology found in most cars these days. I spend a fair amount of time traveling back and forth across our state on I-90 for various reasons and there… Read More
2012-07-01 16:03
To please God or to please man? That is the question. It's not exactly Shakespeare, but it is a question we must all answer as we face different decisions and challenges each and every day… Read More
2011-08-02 14:30
In Part I of Call to Action I talked about the first reason God gave the church (body of Christ) the gift of leaders. In Ephesians 4:11 we read that God gave some to be apostles, some prophe… Read More
2011-07-26 18:57
One of the hot button topics in our nation today is education, and rightfully so. If we do not educate our children, we can no longer grow as a people. We can no longer innovate or discover… Read More
2011-07-19 15:44
I remember the day well. I was so excited. I had longed for this day for many years. God’s plan for my life was unfolding before me and a huge door that had been held shut for more tha… Read More
2011-07-13 15:51
Alexander Pope, a 17th/18th century poet penned the words, "To err is human, to forgive divine" in his work An Essay on Criticism, published May 15, 1711. Pope was a satirist and critic, amo… Read More
2011-07-05 16:02
Being a child and teenager of the 1970s and early 1980s, I learned how to view the world through a certain lens, let’s call it “western glasses”. From that world view I for… Read More
2011-01-28 01:47
It is amazing the things we find on television today. Producers seem to be fixated on producing reality shows. America can't seem to get enough of watching other people's lives. I'm sure it'… Read More
2011-01-21 03:40
Every group of people has their own language or dialect. In English, there are many dialects, for example, British English, American English, and Australian English. They are all English, bu… Read More
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