we have a small group of men with the opportunity to become the beating heart of a new spiritual purposefulness for men in their home church. We all understand we must stand for something; maybe these men are being called to stand as something: “oaks of righteousness, planted by the Lord that he may be honored.” Continue reading Called to be Oaks of Righteousness #MensMinistry
in that beautiful moment I felt the weight of the hand of my father-in-law, Bob, on my shoulder; I felt the presence of uncle Charlie, too; and I felt the blessing of the Alexander heritage settle on me, just for a moment, Continue reading reflections on an exceptional blessing
It’s well after midnight, but I’d like to briefly check in from Camp NuHop in Ohio. I’m here for a weekend retreat, with a small group of men from First Presbyterian Church in Delaware. The topic is “The Adventure of Being a Disciple,” and my task is to invite the guys to seek God and to respond affirmatively to whatever invitation Jesus presents. My prayer … Continue reading A few words from Ohio
Simply put, it’s impossible to know everyone in this church as well as we’d like to – but we’re willing to give it a try, and the intimacy of a shared meal is one of the best ways we know to invest ourselves in these beautiful lives. Continue reading Exciting bucket lists and beautiful people
You can watch and listen to both the message and the song by clicking here, on the WFPC Live-Feed. Rebekah’s sermon begins at the 18:30 time-stamp and my song get’s going right at 45:00. The song is not bad – the sermon is awesome! Continue reading “Raise your head for love is passing by…”
Fun – lots of it. Money and awareness for mission – quite a bit. And fellowship with good people serving a beautiful Savior. Continue reading God’s perfect rhythm – breathing in faith and breathing out love…
We live in a world where we need one another, not only for our own strength and encouragement, but also so that we can make more determined and effective sorties against the darkness. Continue reading discipleship is about being filled, encouraged, equipped, and sent out…
Darkness works by sucking more darkness, bitterness, hate, vitriol, evil, animus, revenge, hostility, venom, rancor etc. into the black hole of malignancy. But we do not, we cannot, we will not defeat evil by responding to it in kind. The only effective intervention to end darkness is light. The only way to overcome fear is through love. The only way to effect positive change is via positive means. Continue reading what we MUST do in response to evil and darkness…
Okay, friends, this is big. Huge, to be exact! This afternoon – October 1 – I took the big step of moving from being exclusively a non-fiction writer to the exciting world of storytelling. Continue reading Hey, Internet – I just published my first novel!
It’s always exciting to be part of something that is alive, dynamic, full with enthusiasm, and growing. This has been true consistently in the faith communities Rebekah and I have been privileged to call home. Continue reading authentic life tends to replicate itself…
