Sunday's messaage ... Concluded with a bit of textual analysis of ancient Hebrew manuscripts Huh? Trust me, it worked and did so in a way that demonstrate how library-ish the bible is. Had a moment in the manuscript where I used "purposeful" rather than "intentional"...
Why would someone living life from this altitude ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fDYbvQgaIU ... ever need a bounce back? And what in the world would a best friend have to do with it? Answers to those questions and more ... ... Sunday. 8:30, 10, 11:30 on...
During Sunday's 11:30 worship gathering, I looked to my left and there saw this little boy, Jacob, along with his mother. Jacob had to sit on the front row because he had to be able to see the guitarists and play along with them with the axe he brought. So...
I am currently leading two LifeGroups through The Rewritten Life, a short-term bible study written by Jessica LaGrone. Rev. LaGrone is the Dean Of The Chapel of Asbury Seminary (my alma mater) and has a way of writing that is simultaneously profound and approachable....
The following acts will not, by executive decree, ever make an appearance on this blog's "Top Five Tuesday." Primarily because there is no way that I could five songs by all of them combined that I actually like. Here they are: 5. REO Speedwagon. It's time for them...
Yesterday's message ... Hinged on an obscure detail from an already-obscure story in Jeremiah 38; Continued my commitment in the Bouncebackers series to looking at characters and narratives that normally float under the biblical radar; Covered work issues that,...
Ever had one of these? I daresay that most of us have. Whether boss, coach, teacher, pastor, or politician, almost all of us have felt at the mercy of someone in a position of authority over us. And what do you do if that authority is unpredictable or malevolent or...
A friend from Good Shepherd gave me this on Sunday. I'm just going to leave this here and let you bask in its truth, wisdom, and beauty.
Most of you who have heard of Gideon have done so because his name is on virtually every hotel room bible in the USA. But then others of you know him because of his math: he took an army of only 300 soldiers and defeated many thousands of Midiantes. That's Gideon's...
I'm not really Movie Review Guy. If you frequent this space at all, you know I'm much more likely to comment on music and books than I am on film. Yet last Friday Julie and I went to see the early 70s period piece Battle Of The Sexes. (We asked for and received the...