From the monthly archives: May 2011
I know that it is not uncommon to compare the adoption of an orphaned child to the adoption of sinners by God, but they are both incredible truths and cannot be said too much. We all like the idea of being off the charts. When I played basketball in high school, I wanted my vertical to [...]
For those of you new to the blog, occasionally my baby girl, Grace, will ask to guest post. It’s been several months since she last submitted something so I am excited that she is back. Sorry I have not written in some time, but my life is busy. It’s hard to eat enough to make [...]
Have you ever told a lie in church? A study was done to determine the place the the average American was most likely to tell a lie. The setting that came up the most was the department of motor vehicles. Second place was church followed by Chuck E. Cheese in third. For those of you [...]
One of the most challenging aspects of writing a blog is coming up with new ideas. I have found that my brain needs exercise just like my body. Today I have the opportunity to guest post at a blog about writing called Jeff Goins Writer. Jeff has great ideas not only about writing but living life [...]
Tomorrow is supposed to be the end of the world according to Harold Camping. I know nothing about him, and I know hardly anything about his prediciton, except that he is claims to know that “the end” will be May 21, 2011 at about 6pm. This post is not going to discuss the absurdity of [...]
This post is part 2 summarizing what I learned from Catalyst Dallas. If you missed the first 9 items then be sure to check out part 1. The theme was Take Courage. 9. Christine Caine, a director of Equip and Empower Ministries, spoke about the A21 campaign and its efforts to fight human trafficking. She visually demonstrated that [...]
Last week I told you my 5 goals for Catalyst Dallas. Today will be a summary of what I learned. The list is too long for one post, and I will finish the second part later. The theme of the conference was Take Courage. 1. Scot McKnight from Jesus Creed taught me that what we [...]
On Wednesday I talked about the hobby of being offended. Another favorite Christian hobby is criticizing football players and coaches. We can’t simply watch football, we have to feel like we need to tell everybody on the field what to do. “Why didn’t he catch that pass?” “Why didn’t he make that tackle?” “Why did [...]
As Christians one of our favorite hobbies is being offended. To us, offense seems to be an obligation. When we see things or hear things that we do not like, we feel we have no choice but to become upset. Instead of choosing to not be angry we feel we have to do something about [...]
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