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Stealing the Pope
We only borrowed him, really. It’s Saturday, and we have been in the hospital since Monday waiting for seizures. Amanda is constantly hooked up to an EEG, with 28 electrode things glued to her head, limited by a 15 foot umbilical cord. Life is dull. So, on my way back from purchasing a junior bacon…
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3 Lessons from the Storm
This week Howard Hendricks gave three terrific observations about the storm in Mark 4:35-41. It’s when Jesus told the disciples to cross the lake at night, and the storm came up, and they were afraid they would all drown, but Jesus calmed the storm. OK, here we go… We don’t develop faith by listening to…
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3 Loves, 1 Huge Disappointment
Watching the first week’s course was a mixed bag. First my 3 loves. 3 Favorite Quotes: The Bible wasn’t written to make you a smarter sinner. It was written to make you more like the Son. There is no growth apart from the word of God. This book will keep you from sin – or…
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Take My Favorite Seminary Class With Me
I went to Dallas Theological Seminary, Western Seminary, and Moody Seminary. After taking a zillion hours due to moving and switching schools, my favorite class was… My first class. And my first class was… Bible Study Methods – but DTS called it Hermeneutics. That’s because they are a seminary, and the class cost $900 back…
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Unreal Reunion
If you ever feel like your life is worthless, have a Reunion. A Youth Group Reunion. It’s great therapy, even if it is unreal. Back in the 90s I was Youth Pastor for Del Norte (now New Life) Church. I was paid to organize trips to Mexico, Disneyland, Mark Matlock and Magic Mountain; to go…
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Why We Love Easter
This blog was written by Chuck Swindoll Why We Love Easter But now Christ has been raised from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:20, NASB) The path of the pale horse snakes through a grim, dark valley. All attempts to remove the venom of death’s sting prove futile. Try as we may to steer clear of…
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An Easter Confession
For pastors like me, Easter can be too busy to worship. Well, we go to worship, lead it even, but the sit-down-get -your -personal-life-in-order-contemplative worship isn’t happening. It’s ironic, stupid even, but true. There’s extra services, extra set-up and tear-down for us portable folks, eggs to color and a special service to plan. Who has…
