A message with ... a title courtesy of Maurice Sendak; a nod to my own fondness for nostalgia; a time of appreciation for the ways Moses chooses God's reputation over his own vindication; a healthy dose of perspective from the recovery community; ... landed at this...
Many of you remember this book from childhood: The place where all those "wild things are" is a place you want to leave; an uncertainty you want to escape, a freedom you're willing to give up. Of course, Maurice Sendak had nothing on the children of Israel. They heard...
Here are some "bests" I've encountered in my time on earth. Best tennis player I ever played with: Rod Laver. If you're a tennis player, you know it's virtually impossible to have a better answer than that one. Laver, an Australian who won tennis' calendar year...
Most critics will tell you that great novels and films involve more than a little ambiguity. Characters are rounded, stories are open-ended, and the heroes and villains are indistinguishable, in large part because people are both at the same time. It's why in...
Some thoughts I shared about Wimbledon in the space before . . . Top Five Tuesday: Top Five Wimbledon Moments I have never been to Wimbledon. Something about sitting in a cold rain in early July doesn’t appeal to me. And for the last 24 years, I haven’t been...
Julie and I were away last week, returning to town on Sunday night, and so Chris Thayer delivered the second sermon in the Unhappy Campers series. Chris is our Zoar Campus pastor and so on Sunday instead of hosting live at Zoar while I preached at Moss and was...
... is this one: If you ever see one like it at Good Shepherd, you'll know we have ourselves a new pastor. It's why our staff has instructions to park at the remote end of the parking lot. So, no signs like that will be up this Sunday as we move into Week 2 of...
So it’s Wimbledon this week. It’s hard to be at work when there’s grass court tennis going on. Back in the day, grass courts suited my game better than any other surface. Grass courts tennis rewards hard serves and aggressive play, both of which were my strengths....
As many of you know, I am the youngest of eight children. You may also know that I am 23 years younger than the oldest Davis and seven years younger than the #7 child. In other words, an only child with seven brothers and sisters. Being that much younger than...
Week 1 of Unhappy Campers was ALMOST a sermon with multiple points. Wha-what?! We took a leisurely tour through Exodus 15:24 - 16:36 and realized along the way that ... ...when you forget God's provision you invent his punishment; ...biblical trust is a lifestyle,...