In his classic work, The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard uses the illustration of a fighter pilot who crashed his jet into the sea as a metaphor for our culture. The reason he crashed? In flying maneuvers he became disoriented and confused the sea for the sky, and despite all his best efforts to rectify the problem, … Continue reading
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Things I Learned While on Sabbatical
The past three weeks have done much to refresh me, prevent burn-out, and most importantly, allow me to draw even closer to God. I also learned some things while on sabbatical that can be applied to my life and ministry. Continue reading
2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,200 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 53 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading
Please, Don’t Call it Worship
I just read another article defending opening a worship service with a secular song.* The usual culprits were there: reaching the lost by using something they are familiar with; being sensitive to the culture; the element of surprise; yadda, yadda, yadda. Please, don’t get me wrong, I love music. My tastes are quite eclectic. Whether … Continue reading
A New Leaf
I am thrilled to be writing my first post for my brand new blog. As I type this I am excited to begin anew, to have a clearer focus and a new zeal for writing. My hope is that this blog will prove to be provocative, not for the sake of controversy, but for the … Continue reading
What If the Lunatics are Right?
Harold Camping is just the latest in a long list of doomsday prophets who have fallen flat on their faces. As I watched the aftermath of his failed prediction I was struck by the sincerity of some of his followers. Sure, they were gullible and easily led astray. And yes, it’s easy to look at … Continue reading
Rejoicing and Mourning- My feelings on the death of a Terrorist
It is tempting to cheer, and at first I did. Hands went in the air triumphantly at the news that one of America’s greatest foes had fallen. Justice was served. The innocent blood of thousands was avenged, and I rejoiced. But in my heart something broke. Beneath the jubilation was a great sadness, a mourning … Continue reading
What I learned from building a Fence
Our dog had puppies. Five adorable, food consuming, poop producing puppies. This was not a planned pregnancy (our pooch was not even a year old when she lost her innocence to a rag-tag scoundrel of a dog that lived across the street). No, this is not a post about puppies having puppies (although I highly … Continue reading
Handing Down my Inheritance
Last Friday was a great day for me. We had a full week of revival and Friday night was our final night. A fantastic choir from a local church sang spirituals and that was followed up by a great message on the nature of Jesus Christ. But that’s not what made the night great. As … Continue reading
New Opportunities
I am constantly amazed that God chooses to use such a broken jar of clay as myself. You may have noticed that my usual ‘post-a-week’ pace has slowed significantly. This is partly due to a busy schedule. This time of year is a busy time as we get ready for revivals, community-wide Palm Sunday services … Continue reading