Actually I am the younger son. I do have an older brother, and we get along well. My confession is not an expression of a desire to disown him or try to take his birthright. I have no intentions to put squirrel fur on my forearms or trade stuff for stew. When I read the [...]
Trust is tough. For those of you without children first let me say that I don’t understand what you do with all of your time. You should definitely be in good shape and have read plenty of books. Second, I will explain one of the many difficulties of taking a seven year old girl to [...]
Have you ever had a party and invited the poor, the crippled, the lame, or the blind? Me neither. Thankfully there are guys like Matt Talbert. Matt is a local college student who is actively doing the kinds of things I preach. He is involved in an organization called Engage Louisville. They are a group set up [...]
Have you seen any videos from the devastation in Japan caused by the earthquake and tsunami’s? How many lives have been lost? How much damage has occurred? I am not sure anybody can even quantify the potential long term problems caused by radiation exposure. The disaster is enormous. Some have responded with questions about God’s role [...]
In our house we watch plenty of Star Wars. Growing up I loved the first three movies, which are confusingly known to my kids as the last three movies. When they ask me if they can watch the second Star Wars movie I am never quite certain whether they mean Attack of the Clones or [...]
Before you get to the music I wanted to let you know that on Monday my blog will be moving to a new location. Everything will be the same, just at a different url. I plan on posting any new content at the new location starting Monday. I have a new design and hope that [...]
Whether or not you agree with him, Rob Bell’s new book Love Wins has resulted in an incredible flood of publicity for him. I could use a little publicity myself so I have decided to add some controversy to my own blog. I found myself in a highly volatile situation recently. The complexities of the ethical dillemma [...]
Jesus often used children as an example of what we need to be in order to be pleasing to him. Have you ever thought about how humbling it must have been for the leaders of the church to be told that in order to please God they must be like uneducated, immature, snotty-nosed, barely toilet [...]
When most people look for a church they start with theology. For some the style or gifts of the preacher are very important. For others it comes to music style and worship. Some just go where their friends go. Most of us leave out one of the more important criteria, the traffic flow. I am [...]
I have not shared the gospel with many people. I can’t say that the opportunity has not presented itself, because it has. I can’t say that I have not felt convicted about, because I have. I have a long list of excuses, but they are sad and only excuses. I viewed my life as two [...]
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