“Drat and Double-Drat”

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””

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”

“Bring It On!”

The Emperor’s New Groove is one of my favorite movies. There are so many quotable lines. “Bless you for coming out in public,” “Lamma face.” Or my wife’s favorite when she doesn’t want to do something, “I’ve been turned into a cow. Can I go home now?” Then, there is the scene where there isContinue reading ““Bring It On!””

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”