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…
“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…
Read more So Shine Already! (An encouraging evening and a devotional gem)
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…
Okay, this is important, y’all. I don’t care if you are a Republican, a Democrat, or Independent. This is not about if you voted (or plan to vote) for Mr. Trump or for Mr. Biden. This is a post about what it means to follow Jesus, and what such a commitment requires of us. Donald…
Read more Trump and Covid-19. Jesus calls Christians to radical love.
I know today is supposed to be “Five Photo Friday”, but instead I’m going to take a little bit of a “side trip” and invite you to follow along with a Bible study. To be precise, it’s “Job.” Job is one of those books a lot of people scratch their heads about and say, “leave…
moving forward in the power of the Spirit
Read more Sunday Part II – a “packed-out” church: (Well, full with light, power, and love)
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” Mark Twain This morning, as complex and potentially fraught as yesterday’s post, I want to talk about the beginning of this 2020-2021 school year. There are no…
we were created for community
we are all on this ride through pandemic together, friends...
“And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.” – Jesus, Mark 2:22 Sunday afternoon Max and I tried for our first selfie. It had been kind of a tradition…
