I love being a child of the 1980s. Maybe not so much now that I am middle-aged, but it was a wonderful time to grow up. The cartoons were continuous and clean. We rode our bikes with BB guns in tow. We scaled fences, cheered for the Goonies, and rocked to “Don’t Stop Believing.” RonaldContinue reading ““Drat and Double-Drat””
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Live A Life
Over the past weeks, the Holy Spirit has repeatedly led our church to the idea of cycles. Which, oddly enough, is in and of itself a cycle. There may be cycles of sin, desperation, anger, frustration, or addiction. Potential cycles are as numerous as the stars in the heavens. King Saul’s life was marked byContinue reading “Live A Life”
It’s Personal
I have never liked it when people comment, “Children are the future of the church.” The same applies to Whitney Houston’s hit song, The Greatest Love of All. Sorry, Whitney. It was not your best work. While I understand the intent, I have a fundamental problem with this assertion. To say that children are theContinue reading “It’s Personal”
Why Sheep?
I have often laughed at the fact that Scripture refers to Christ’s followers as sheep. There are many reasons why this is an appropriate analogy. We will get into that later. The fundamental fact is sheep need a shepherd. They are not intelligent animals. Some might say they are dumb. I have heard farmers commentContinue reading “Why Sheep?”
Proximity
It is interesting how much we desire to be relationally close to people but also try hard to be separated from them. (Awkwardly gives cell phone a condemning look.) We allow the busyness of life and often things that are not important to cloud our judgment of what truly is. Proximity is important. Proximity allowsContinue reading “Proximity”
Drift
The word drift invokes different things to different people. If you own a boat, you may imagine lazily drifting on the lake’s surface as you nap. Others may imagine their cares drifting away…que Rainbow Connection by the Muppets. I’m going to take a wild guess that most people are thinking of video games such asContinue reading “Drift”
I Hate Discouragement
Life can be extremely discouraging. Discouragement is defined as being in a state of loss of confidence, enthusiasm, or dispiritedness. I would add the loss of hope to that definition. Most often, discouragement comes from situations that are part of being human. It may be a health crisis, challenges in your marriage, worry over kids,Continue reading “I Hate Discouragement”
Live the Life
Do you ever wake up in the morning with the urge to hide? It may be a cold, gloomy winter day, and you just aren’t feeling it. Or it may be a bright sunny day with birds chirping and a warm late spring breeze, and you just aren’t feeling it. We all go through momentsContinue reading “Live the Life”
Join Me For The Journey
I’m a planner. Those who know me are currently chuckling or rolling their eyes at me. I can feel it through the internet. For the past 11 years, I have made it my practice to lay out as much as a year of sermons in advance. Sometimes it is not that much. It depends onContinue reading “Join Me For The Journey”
I’m Back, Baby!
In the words of Frank Costanza, “I’m Back, Baby.” It has been a long time since I have had the opportunity to blog on an ongoing basis. My PhD journey will hopefully close on Jan 11, 2024. My goal next year is to write a weekly blog/devotion based on my sermon series, Lessons from theContinue reading “I’m Back, Baby!”
Through Time 