Oct
24
Inherently Compromised
October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I was reading a Ben Witherington blogpost today that quotes a Dr. James Howell’s address on the (possible) wisdom in Christians compromising to find solutions to difficult problems, mainly ones that have become polarizing in the political spheres. One line stuck out at me:
“We understand the inherently compromised nature of life in a fallen world.”
And [...]
Aug
31
The Holy Life
August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment
My sermon this morning was on living the Holy life. As you’ll hear in the sermon, I’m not preaching this because I’ve got it all figured out. Just the opposite some days!
How can we live a life, both by what we do and what we leave out, that can be Holy? What does that even [...]
Feb
6
A Good Day To Start Hibernating
February 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment
As I write this, we are being pelted with the biggest snowfall of the year. Makes me just want to crawl back into bed and sleep for months!
I’ve been too busy to write recently and I wanted to take a moment to check up before I check out for a while.
First, and most exciting, I’ve [...]
Nov
14
A Important Question Reemerges
November 14, 2007 | 3 Comments
What is the Kingdom of God? Where is it? How does one enter it? Jesus spoke about it constantly and said many wonderful things about it being present now and about it transforming life as we know it. He told parable after parable that started with “the Kingdom of God is like…” giving glimpses of [...]
Oct
25
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs
October 25, 2007 | 4 Comments
I drove by a church recently which had a roadside sign that read:
“We’ve changed the sign. Come in and show God you’ve noticed.”
What is that designed to do? Who is that for? Do we really think that someone, specifically someone who doesn’t got to church normally, is going to say “That is so witty! I [...]