Published May 15th, 2008
in Faith and Ministry.
[This is my first contribution to Creative Chaos]
We’re in the middle of a sermon series called “Influence” and it’s a series about being the salt and light. Each week, in the bulletin, everyone receives a different bookmark (2-3 different bookmarks for each week that people get randomly) with a bio of a person who [...]
Published April 28th, 2008
in Faith.
In August 2007, Jamie Gillentine dove head first into the ocean. But he didn’t know it was a sand bar. Jamie shattered his 6th cervical vertebrae. Spinal fragments were lodged in his spinal cord.
Jamie lost all feeling and movement from his upper-chest down to his legs. He had some arm movement but no hand dexterity. [...]
Published April 10th, 2008
in Faith and News.
Words like forgiveness and redeemed are being used for something that happened yesterday at the Boston Red Sox season opening game. Bill Buckner, who was the first basemen for them in 1986, was blamed for losing the World Series for them by letting a simple ground ball roll between his legs and allowing the [...]
Published April 7th, 2008
in Faith.
Read this story this morning about J.I. Packer (incredible author):
After I had my my book signed, many more pressed him. He signed books as he answered questions. The insight he provided into the Puritans in those few minutes still have a lasting impact on me. During the conversation, a young man (my age) approached Packer [...]
Published February 4th, 2008
in Faith.
Read this from the ESV Blog today. Always knew it to be true, but here are the stats to prove it:
If you resolved to read through the Bible in 2008, how’s it going for you? As you can see from the below chart, a good number of people start reading their Bibles daily in January. [...]
Published November 21st, 2007
in Faith and Ministry.
Interesting article in Christianity Today talking about the 5 kinds of Christians in America:
Active Christians 19%
* Believe salvation comes through Jesus Christ
* Committed churchgoers
* Bible readers
* Accept leadership positions
* Invest in personal faith development through [...]
Published October 10th, 2007
in Faith.
At the Catalyst Conference last week, we heard Wintley Phipps sing “Amazing Grace” but before he did, he told a great story. His voice is truly amazing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfGytXRpfho
The funniest was when Andy Stanley came up after him to do his talk and he said that he has a song to share too. [...]
Published August 1st, 2007
in Faith and News.
I know I’m 12 days late on blogging this, but it definitely has been on my mind and in my prayers. It’s been over two months since I’ve blogged, but this is reason enough for me to break the silence. It’s been very difficult to find news on what is going on, but [...]
Published May 22nd, 2007
in Faith and General.
At a retreat that I spoke at recently, I mentioned that there are three things true with all home renovation:
It’s always messy
It always takes longer than you think it will
After it’s all done, you’re glad you did it
Well, we have been in home renovation for the past 2 months. Since then, we have installed [...]
Published February 17th, 2007
in Faith.
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going, I do not see the road ahead of me, I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following Your will does not mean that I am actually doing [...]