I was reminded again of why I hate sin

His arm cocked back all the way and he threw the ball as hard as he could at his little boy...

This weekend I witnessed something that traumatized me. I haven't felt what I felt in a long time - if ever. Honestly, I've had to talk it through with someone who could …

James 1:27

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

In the days that James wrote this, there were two important things happening:
1. Unwanted …

We Passed

Our adoption was approved in an Ethiopian court this morning. Shurabe (shur-ah-bee) Eden Jennings is officially our daughter. We’ll probably leave on July 11 to travel to Ethiopia, but that date will be confirmed in a couple of days.
We are relieved, thankful & …

"Don't Do It"

We watched a hilarious video this morning, in honor of fathers. If you want to see it again (or for the first time) here ya go...
Don't Do It

The Big Fish

I took Levi, my 5 year old, on a little camping trip this weekend. I've been trying to be more intentional about spending one-on-one time with my boys. After our trip, I'm even more convinced that this is an important thing. There is something about getting away and …

Chosen

In about an hour I'll be preaching on "adoption" and Ephesians 1. One of the issues that arises from Ephesians 1 is the idea of predestination. Taken to its extreme, the idea is that God chooses who will love Him and who won't. We just live-out what He has already …

Time

I got to spend an entire day with my boys yesterday. Making a way to spend entire days with them sometimes is important. It helps me know them more and understand my wife better too.

My two favorite quotes of the day were:

Levi, "I hope Canon (1 year old friend) …

Your Adoption Story

On Sunday I'm going to tell two stories:

Story #1: Our adoption story (incomplete as it may be). God has done some amazing things in our lives over the past few months related to our adoption efforts, and I am going share just a few of those with you. My prayer is …

Dreams

Last night I woke-up three times, after three dreams.

Dream #1: I met Eden (the little girl we are adopting from Ethiopia) and she had some physical problems that were going to need more medical attention than we thought. But I was really glad to meet her. And she …