“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.” (Psalm 106:1) My annual list of thankful things. It’s quite a bit longer than previous years. And still by no means complete. • chocolate. (Reeeally not a necessity, but God created it anyway. Thank you!) • for sunsets, because every day… Continue reading thankful
I was at a gathering last night for an entirely new church concept, and had been asked to share a few words about Thanksgiving. Here’s a portion of what I wrote: This is the time of year when we take time to be thankful. We’re thankful for our family, our friends, our health, and things… Continue reading thankful remembering
I came across the following Bible story via Len Sweet the other day. “There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he… Continue reading an unknown leader
My personal voting guide: Vote YES on anything you don’t want. And vote NO on raising cuts to increased reductions lowering higher spending.
My annual list updated for 2010. 1. Treat it like the unrecognized, under-appreciated “pre-holiday” holiday that it is, and decorate your entire house and yard with orange lights, pumpkins, spiders, coffins, cobwebs, ghosts, and scary music. 2. Turn off the porch light and go out for a nice, uninterrupted dinner. 3. Find a church with… Continue reading halloween options for christians
With the benefit of hindsight, I’ve been processing all the thoughts and feelings from my 15 months of unemployment. Ironically, I think I am better understanding what was/is happening after last week’s spiritual formation lecture on spiritual dryness and “dark nights.” First of all, I look back several years to when I left a secure… Continue reading spiritual growth in unemployment
I recently received another great article in a newsletter from Christians for Biblical Equality, posted in its entirety here, underscoring the inherent equality of women portrayed in the New Testament. The article considers whether Paul’s words of instruction about submission, keeping silent, authority, etc., which are always held up as irrefutable evidence of male authority,… Continue reading women’s roles: Paul’s words vs Christ’s example
Most of you know that I’ve been job-hunting over the past year, having been laid off my job about 15 months ago. I am happy to report that this past week I accepted an offer to be the Communications Director at a church called Eastside Christian, here in southern California. I haven’t talked a lot… Continue reading turning another page
In my recent spiritual formation studies, I continue to see how God accepts our human-ness: our feelings, our failures, even our acknowledgement of our sinfulness. There truly is nothing that separates us from God’s love. Yet I also continue to see how we often misunderstand or can be unintentionally misleading about the Christian life in… Continue reading the christian life vs. reality
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