This morning – and by “morning” I mean 4:00 am – I woke up with a raging sore throat. It had been bugging me in a mild-to-annoying fashion for a couple of days but then hit me full-force in Saturday’s early hours. Normally, I would ride out something like that. But 2020’s hyper-careful medical protocols…
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heartbe pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 This week’s “Photo-Friday” is going to have a bit of a food theme. First, and you already know this, because of how much I enjoy great food. Plus, and this makes me so proud,…
Read more because this week needs to wrap up with good news, good vibes, and goodness in general
“But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.” But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved. Hebrews 10:38-39 Today’s post has two pieces: First, my absolute delight at the beauty of intentional community…
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this is the first time in my entire life I have ever gone more than 48-hours without shaving
The discipline of putting other things aside in order to worship together has an absolute spiritual benefit! – DM I don’t know if you have invested yourself in one of those “2020 Covid Projects”? But a lot of people are doing some interesting things, using the necessity for social distancing as an opportunity to get…
In Jesus is life, and that life is the light of all humankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. – John 1:4-5 Happy Monday, friends! I have a few images from the weekend I think you’ll enjoy. The first is more description than photo, as my adult education Sunday school class…
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A Guaranteed Win-Win: It’s Sunday morning, and here’s my two-minute pitch. There is a lot any one of us could be doing today, covering many potentially interesting options. But I’m challenging you to set aside 50-minutes for church, and I’m convinced it’s always your best choice. You may ask “Why?” And “why” is a good…
“This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven,hallowed be your name,your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ For if you forgive other people…
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God has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in the hearts of people, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end. I know that nothing is better for them than to rejoice, and to do good in their lives… – Ecclesiastes 3:11-12 So this turned…
